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Tallows Beach surf break

Tallows Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
25.8° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tallows Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Tallows Beach at 9PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)--
Afternoon (20 Jan)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (20 Jan)6ft (1.9m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SE
1.7
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.1
SE
1.6
SE
2.2
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
2
SE
2
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
2.1
S
2
SSE
Period(s) (?)8771111111111111110101110101010101011101078
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)525327359310650118312191100945868836852804789639626530433377357271246465464
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SE
20
ESE
10
ESE
0
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		glassoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:12PM
1.10
10:31AM
1.75
10:50PM
1.13
11:05AM
1.70
11:32PM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:36PM
0.11
3:55AM
0.08
5:09PM
0.09
4:33AM
0.12
5:43PM
0.08
5:14AM
0.18
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise------6:05-------6:05-------6:07-
Sunset-7:45-------7:45-------7:45------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------------1-
Temp. °C242423222020212324242322202022273028262524242325
Feels °C (?)202019191818192122222324201922282927262522232224
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