Tallows Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.64° S 153.63° E

Tallows Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tallows Beach sea temperature is
20.3° C
0.3° 

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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE 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 2AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
E
8
1
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
191
99
57
59
59
47
31
59
45
35
57
67
59
59
49
49
71
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NW
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
W
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:26AM0.85m
3:05PM1.21m
3:01AM0.80m
4:16PM1.27m
Low Tide
8:25PM0.62m
7:36AM0.40m
10:07PM0.59m
8:54AM0.42m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
17
16
16
18
19
18
18
17
17
16
16
18
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
16
15
15
14
15
16
16
14
14
13
14
13
13
16
18
18
18
18
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