Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
129 | 281 | 579 | 505 | 496 | 578 | 388 | 303 | 238 | 263 | 283 | 318 | 308 | 265 | 226 | 117 | 97 | 54 | 59 | 59 | 56 | 62 | 59 | 48 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
42 | 96 | 80 | 78 | 68 | 34 | 49 | 35 | 15 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 69 | 45 | 54 | 43 | 28 | 39 | 28 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 12 | S 19 | S 16 | S 10 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 13 | — | — | SSE 10 | — | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 |
— | 153 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 29 | 27 | 3 | — | — | 10 | — | 9 | 13 | 41 | 35 | 39 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | — | — | — | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 |
475 | — | — | — | 705 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 257 | 257 | 14 |
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