Tallows Beach surf break

Tallows Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 28 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
23.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tallows Beach today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tallows Beach at 8AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (28 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (28 May)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
3
1
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
12
2
E
11
2
E
11
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1187
1024
970
941
917
750
658
584
505
470
394
394
386
386
394
340
340
284
284
234
194
194
158
158
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
15
N
5
NNW
25
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
10
W
20
W
20
WSW
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:30AM1.11m
6:19PM1.45m
6:15AM1.06m
6:56PM1.52m
6:58AM1.03m
7:33PM1.56m
Low Tide
11:56PM0.41m
11:38AM0.17m
00:44AM0.36m
12:13PM0.17m
1:28AM0.31m
12:48PM0.17m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:55
1
1
2
6
7
6
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
18
19
18
18
17
16
15
15
18
20
19
19
18
18
17
16
19
21
21
18
16
20
19
19
20
19
19
15
15
15
13
12
14
16
15
15
14
14
14
12
15
17
19
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
12
2
E
11
2
E
11
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
S
8
Energy kJ
1187
1024
970
941
917
750
658
584
505
470
394
394
386
386
394
340
340
284
284
234
194
194
158
107
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.9
NNE
6
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
1
NNE
6
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
1
N
6
0.9
N
6
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
SSE
11
0.4
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
E
10
Energy kJ
9
8
2
2
8
51
7
7
67
6
6
69
62
43
32
18
6
23
18
80
112
111
107
158
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
16
0.2
S
9
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
S
8
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
N
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
6
6
23
3
3
8
5
10
6
28
27
6
6
12
24
5
12
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
N
6
1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.3
N
6
0.9
NNE
6
1
N
6
1.2
N
6
0.5
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
W
2
0.6
WSW
3
Energy kJ
127
62
80
104
54
64
108
5
1
5
7
7
8
7
5
3
1
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
6
0
34
0
0
0
0
6
6
6
14
6
6
6
14
14
14
0
14
14
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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