Tallows Beach surf break

Tallows Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 AEST
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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
23.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tallows Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Tallows Beach at 10AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (20 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (20 May)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Wed morning, strong winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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)
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
!
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.9
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
8
3
S
8
3.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
644
563
550
489
480
419
816
902
982
1291
1726
1469
1249
1220
1485
1556
1965
2367
3037
3863
4676
5044
5137
3973
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
40
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:13PM1.84m
10:40AM0.98m
11:09PM1.76m
11:42AM0.94m
00:08AM1.66m
12:49PM0.94m
Low Tide
5:06AM0.11m
4:15PM0.13m
6:07AM0.16m
5:12PM0.21m
7:08AM0.20m
6:17PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
4:59
2
6
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
16
15
18
20
20
18
17
15
15
14
17
20
19
18
17
18
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
14
12
12
14
16
16
13
12
10
10
9
12
14
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
11
12
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
9
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
644
563
550
489
480
414
349
295
293
255
260
260
219
214
214
173
146
116
94
66
48
45
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
5
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SSW
4
1.2
S
7
1.6
S
8
1.9
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
8
3
S
8
3.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
Energy kJ
31
19
19
127
294
419
816
902
982
1291
1726
1469
1249
1220
1485
1556
1965
2367
3037
3863
4676
5044
5137
3973
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
2
2
4
2
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
5
2
8
Distance (km)
14
7
7
2
1
1
14
2
2
14
2
215
215
273
54
54
54
54
59
224
686
257
686
257
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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