Tallows Beach surf break

Tallows Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 AEST
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Tallows Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tallows Beach sea temperature is
23.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tallows Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Tallows Beach at 2PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (19 May)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (19 May)7ft (2.2m)10s

Table - waves today at Tallows Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
9
3
ENE
10
3
NE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
2.5
S
8
3
S
8
3
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1433
1405
1679
1199
1064
821
657
627
550
550
480
414
847
1029
1158
1517
1689
1345
1055
1055
1173
1565
1965
2121
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
25
W
25
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:42AM1.04m
10:13PM1.84m
10:40AM0.98m
11:09PM1.76m
11:42AM0.94m
00:08AM1.66m
Low Tide
4:07AM0.06m
3:22PM0.06m
5:06AM0.11m
4:15PM0.13m
6:07AM0.16m
5:12PM0.21m
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
4:59
2
1
1
1
5
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
20
19
18
16
15
18
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
17
20
19
19
18
17
17
19
20
19
21
17
15
14
12
12
14
16
14
13
12
11
9
8
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
9
3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
10
1
E
10
Energy kJ
1433
1405
1346
1199
1064
821
657
627
550
550
480
414
349
295
251
249
214
210
210
205
207
170
184
186
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
11
Energy kJ
109
97
2
2
3
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
N
7
1.7
N
6
3
NE
10
1.7
N
7
0.5
WNW
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.8
SSW
6
1.3
S
7
1.8
S
7
2.5
S
8
3
S
8
3
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
Energy kJ
356
217
1679
294
6
19
19
13
8
51
173
352
847
1029
1158
1517
1689
1345
1055
1055
1173
1565
1965
2121
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
2
1
3
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
14
14
78
0
14
14
14
7
2
2
1
2
14
14
14
59
55
215
14
273
54
54
54
59
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
4
4
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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