Tallows Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.64° S 153.63° E

Issued: 3 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tallows Beach sea temperature is

20.5° 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 (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tallows Beach at 12PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Evening (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon).
	Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15
	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)	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 9	S 9	SSW 8	S 8	ESE 10	S 5	S 5	S 7	S 7	SSW 4	S 4	S 5	S 6	SSE 8	SSE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	70	67	51	38	39	29	49	46	30	38	23	22	11	10	10	10	9	35	13	17	44	251	729	749
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	SW	SW	SE	NE	N	WNW	W	W	WSW	SW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			6:43AM1.03m					7:18PM1.89m				7:38AM1.06m				8:08PM1.96m				8:28AM1.10m				8:55PM1.96m
Low Tide		1:15AM0.13m			12:28PM0.03m					2:07AM0.05m				1:20PM-0.03m				2:54AM0.01m				2:10PM-0.05m


	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1
Temp °C	16	14	14	16	18	17	17	17	16	15	14	15	18	17	16	16	14	13	13	14	17	17	17	16
Feels °C	12	11	11	14	17	15	15	14	12	12	11	12	15	14	15	14	11	10	9	10	11	11	12	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 9	S 9	SSW 8	S 8	ESE 10	S 5	S 5	S 5	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	S 11	N 10	—	—
kJ	70	67	51	38	28	29	49	46	30	38	23	22	11	10	7	7	4	9	9	9	10	2	—	—
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 7	SE 7	S 13	S 12	E 9	E 9	—	—
kJ	22	22	22	32	39	26	18	17	10	10	20	10	10	5	10	10	9	2	3	11	7	2	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 7	S 8	ESE 10	S 17	SE 7	N 10	S 16	E 11	—	—
kJ	22	22	22	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	9	6	5	2	2	5	9	5	2	2	5	2	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 3	WSW 3	SW 3	S 8	—	—	—	—	WNW 2	W 3	WSW 3	SW 3	SSW 5	S 4	—	—	—	S 7	SSW 4	S 4	S 5	S 6	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	3	2	1	33	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	5	5	4	—	—	—	35	13	17	44	251	729	749
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	1	1	0	215	0	0	14	0	6	241	257	341	341	273	341	6	229	215	273	273	14	14
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales	Black Rock	Black Rock	Black Rock	Black Rock	Lennox Head		Black Rock	Woody Head	Dreamtime	North wall	North wall							North wall					Brunswick Heads North	Brunswick Heads North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1							1					3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Winkipop NSW - Sydney North Coast	Frazer Park NSW - Newcastle	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Supertubes WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	5	4	5	5	5	8	8	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Etang-Sale Reunion	Morne Rights Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Gas Bay Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Lebu Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Shingles New Zealand	Spooky's New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Antiques Maldives	Fox River New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	9	9	7	8	8	6	7	6	7	7	4	4	4	5

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