Tallows Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.64° S 153.63° E

Tallows Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tallows Beach sea temperature is
20.1° C
0.5° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tallows Beach at 8PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)--
Afternoon (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
55
45
45
33
33
75
81
73
54
54
54
56
56
73
71
66
62
61
59
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
5
W
5
NW
5
N
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:05PM1.21m
3:01AM0.80m
4:16PM1.27m
4:25AM0.83m
5:11PM1.35m
Low Tide
10:07PM0.59m
8:54AM0.42m
11:16PM0.51m
10:07AM0.38m
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
Temp °C
20
19
18
17
17
17
16
17
18
19
18
18
17
15
15
17
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
17
15
14
13
14
15
14
16
17
18
17
16
15
13
13
15
18
18
17
17
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