Tallows Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.64° S 153.63° E

Tallows Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tallows Beach sea temperature is
20.0° C
0.6° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tallows Beach at 7AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (19 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.6
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.8
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.4
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
475
281
579
505
705
578
388
303
238
263
283
318
308
265
226
117
97
54
59
59
56
62
59
48
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
ESE
0
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:35PM1.11m
12:42PM1.24m
00:20AM0.96m
1:49PM1.21m
1:26AM0.85m
3:05PM1.21m
Low Tide
5:52AM0.26m
6:54PM0.56m
6:36AM0.34m
8:25PM0.62m
7:36AM0.40m
clear
clear
light rain
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
18
16
16
17
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
15
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
18
19
18
17
17
Feels °C
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
14
14
17
17
17
15
16
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
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