Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tallows Beach today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tallows Beach at 5AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tallows Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 129mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 341 | 341 | 333 | 333 | 294 | 286 | 286 | 333 | 374 | 453 | 450 | 461 | 416 | 427 | 438 | 549 | 640 | 576 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:21AM0.88m | 4:26PM1.31m | 5:15AM0.98m | 5:15PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:32PM0.41m | 9:45AM0.48m | 11:19PM0.32m | 10:49AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 341 | 341 | 333 | 333 | 294 | 286 | 286 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 461 | 416 | 427 | 438 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 59 | 37 | 38 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 10 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 42 | 42 | 29 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 333 | 374 | 453 | 450 | — | — | — | — | 549 | 640 | 576 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 230 | 211 |
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