Tallows Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.64° S 153.63° E

Tallows Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tallows Beach sea temperature is
20.3° C
0.4° 

Tallows Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tallows Beach today (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tallows Beach at 5AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (13 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.8
S
9
1.1
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.9
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
146
141
98
92
66
104
142
217
257
301
301
280
318
612
422
348
270
229
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:50PM1.91m
8:08AM1.21m
8:32PM1.88m
8:51AM1.27m
9:11PM1.78m
Low Tide
2:28AM-0.00m
1:57PM-0.05m
3:05AM-0.01m
2:42PM-0.02m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
15
14
14
17
18
17
16
16
15
13
13
15
18
17
17
17
Feels °C
14
12
10
9
10
13
14
13
13
13
12
10
9
11
14
14
15
15
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