Tallows Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.64° S 153.63° E

Issued: 4 pm 08 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tallows Beach sea temperature is

21.8°C

Tallows Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tallows Beach today (09 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tallows Beach at 12AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	10s
Afternoon (09 Nov)	7.5ft (2.3m)	11s
Evening (09 Nov)	7.5ft (2.3m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).
	Sun 8				Monday 9								Tuesday 10								Wed 11
	2 PM	5 PM	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	!	2	!	2	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	2	1	1	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	SSE 9	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	724	1264	1957	2316	1857	1391	1509	1348	1322	1253	1253	1340	1447	1645	1582	1324	1046	973	802	693	608	505
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	SW	SW	S	SE	ESE	ESE	S	WNW	WNW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide				8:04PM1.19m				8:36AM1.61m				8:43PM1.13m				9:12AM1.62m				9:21PM1.07m
Low Tide		2:23PM0.22m				2:02AM0.09m				3:04PM0.21m				2:34AM0.12m				3:45PM0.21m				3:07AM0.15m


	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46
	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	7:12
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	19	18	16	14	15	18	19	19	18	18	17	16	17	22	24	23	21	21	20	19
Feels °C	13	11	12	12	12	10	11	15	14	16	16	17	16	15	16	20	21	19	18	18	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11
kJ	81	78	72	80	49	48	1275	1348	1322	1253	1253	1340	1447	1645	1582	1324	1046	973	802	693	608	505
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 10
kJ	37	21	20	34	19	19	47	46	44	28	27	27	26	26	26	27	20	20	19	20	20	19
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	N 13	N 13	—	—	NNE 13	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	—	—	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11
kJ	3	3	3	—	—	16	31	31	31	32	35	35	35	35	30	30	—	—	18	18	18	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	SSE 9	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 11	NNE 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 6
kJ	724	1264	1957	2316	1857	1391	1509	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	78	50	63	83	90	86
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Tallows Beach NSW - North Coast	Tallows Beach NSW - North Coast	Tallows Beach NSW - North Coast	Tallows Beach NSW - North Coast	Darbys (Wilsons Promontory) VIC - East Coast	Black Point NSW - Illawarra	Woolgoolga Back Beach NSW - North Coast	Iluka-North Wall NSW - North Coast	Ballina North Wall NSW - North Coast	Tallows Beach NSW - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	4	2	2	2	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	1	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	257	257	388	54	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1334	732	169	89	26	0
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Rating (10 max)					4	5	5	4	4	3	5	4	4	4	4	4			3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	4	3	4	4	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	3	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	8	9	9	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	6

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