Surf Forecasts:
Tullagh Bay surf forecast from 20 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 25 Oct, 9PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period, NNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 25 Oct, 9PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period, NNW swell with 4,324 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 21 Oct, 10PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tullagh Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Tullagh Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 21) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tullagh Bay in the next 16 days are 3.5m 13s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 25) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 9.5m 16s period and expected on Sunday (Oct 25) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Wed 21st Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 9PM (Sun 25th Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 9PM (Sun 25th Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tullagh Bay over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, near gales from the W by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | N 11 | NNW 12 | WNW 16 | NW 14 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 71 | 30 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2472 | 655 | 356 | 184 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:11PM2.20m | 3:42AM2.02m | 4:01PM2.40m | 4:25AM2.24m | 4:38PM2.62m | 5:01AM2.47m | 5:12PM2.84m | 5:34AM2.69m | 5:46PM3.03m | 6:08AM2.89m | 6:20PM3.17m | 6:42AM3.05m | 6:57PM3.24m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38PM1.04m | 9:35AM0.97m | 10:20PM0.80m | 10:18AM0.75m | 10:54PM0.55m | 10:55AM0.54m | 11:26PM0.32m | 11:30AM0.33m | 11:57PM0.13m | 12:06PM0.16m | 00:31AM0.00m | 12:42PM0.04m | 1:06AM-0.04m | ||||||||
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 | 8:07 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — |
 | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -3 | -1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | — | WNW 12 | — | WNW 13 | W 12 | NNW 12 | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NNW 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 1534 | 1279 | 1202 | — | — | 2179 | 1160 | 1006 | 1084 | — | 2419 | — | 2562 | 1098 | 15 | — | — | 2513 | 990 | 356 | 546 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 16 | — | — | — | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | WNW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | — | 132 | — | — | — | 172 | 71 | 30 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 2472 | 655 | 260 | 184 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 174 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | — | WNW 14 | — | S 5 | W 10 | WNW 16 | NW 14 | — | SE 3 | S 3 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 53 | 21 | 14 | 3969 | 4427 | — | — | — | — | 1903 | — | 6806 | — | 85 | 4610 | 42192 | 15812 | — | 4 | 8 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 13 | 4 | 51 | 308 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 374 | 341 | 385 | 13 | 166 | 66 | 888 | 768 | 14 | 381 | 391 | 401 |
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