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Tallows Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Tallows Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 3AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tallows Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | |
1077 | 828 | 644 | 563 | 563 | 489 | 480 | 422 | 717 | 923 | 1006 | 1586 | 1834 | 1423 | 1158 | 1156 | 1485 | 1690 | 2047 | 2545 | 3400 | 4361 | 5343 | 5738 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:13PM1.84m | 10:40AM0.98m | 11:09PM1.76m | 11:42AM0.94m | 00:08AM1.66m | 12:49PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06AM0.11m | 4:15PM0.13m | 6:07AM0.16m | 5:12PM0.21m | 7:08AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 1077 | 828 | 644 | 563 | 563 | 489 | 480 | 422 | 349 | 301 | 301 | 255 | 219 | 219 | 214 | 246 | 210 | 170 | 149 | 118 | 89 | 65 | 48 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 155 | — | — | — | — | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 253 | 362 | 717 | 923 | 1006 | 1586 | 1834 | 1423 | 1158 | 1156 | 1485 | 1690 | 2047 | 2545 | 3400 | 4361 | 5343 | 5738 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 2 | 224 | 341 | 273 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 59 | 59 | 224 | 224 | 257 |
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