Tilba Tilba Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.32° S 150.13° E

Issued: 3 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tilba Tilba Beach sea temperature is

17.8° C

Tilba Tilba 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 Tilba Tilba Beach today (20 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tilba Tilba Beach at 10AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Aug)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Afternoon (20 Aug)	4ft (1.2m)	6s
Evening (20 Aug)	3ft (0.9m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 20								Friday 21								Saturday 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)	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	S 9	S 9
Wave Graph
kJ	122	96	82	60	112	102	60	60	54	64	49	55	57	67	55	43	33	25	24	19	13	6	6	25
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	W	W	ESE	E	SSE	SSE	SSW	W	W	W	E	ESE	E	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	off	off	glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-off
High Tide		1:28AM0.92m				1:53PM1.23m				2:40AM0.85m				2:54PM1.22m				3:59AM0.84m				3:56PM1.24m
Low Tide				7:05AM0.50m				8:55PM0.47m				7:58AM0.56m					10:07PM0.45m			9:03AM0.58m


	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	18	20	21	19	17	15	16	15	17	18	18	15	14	13	12	11	15	17	16	14	14
Feels °C	12	12	12	14	17	18	15	14	12	13	12	14	14	15	12	12	12	11	8	13	14	12	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	S 10	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	S 9
kJ	122	96	82	60	69	58	60	60	54	64	49	55	57	2	55	43	33	25	24	19	13	6	6	25
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 10	E 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	—	S 9	S 9	SSE 4	SSE 4	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 4	S 9	NE 6
kJ	16	14	13	13	5	5	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	—	2	2	8	6	1	2	2	2	6	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 14	SE 14	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	S 12	S 12	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	—	S 9	S 8	ESE 3	S 8	S 8	S 9	S 5	E 9
kJ	8	7	2	2	2	2	3	3	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	—	6	6	1	1	1	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNW 3	NNE 6	NE 6	—	—	NW 3	NW 3	NNW 4	NW 3	—	NE 7	—	S 3	S 4	—	—	—	—	E 2	E 3	E 3
kJ	218	164	131	1	112	102	—	—	2	2	2	4	—	67	—	6	16	—	—	—	—	1	1	2
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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	5	2	2	1
Distance (km)	7	7	0	7	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	63	77	12	13	7	8	183	183	510	95	46	14
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				2	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	4	5	5	5	5	7	4	8	7	6	6	6	4	5	7	6	6	8	9	5	6	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	5	7	5	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	7	6	6	7	9	5	6	4	4

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