Surf Forecasts:
Tullan Strand surf forecast from 26 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 1 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period, W swell with 720 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tullan Strand this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Tullan Strand in the next 16 days are 2.2m 9s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Monday (Aug 31) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Tue 1st Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tullan Strand over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here again, working in feet and miles for you. Let’s talk about Tullan Strand – and I’m not going to lie, it’s a tough one. There's basically no good surf in the whole 16-day outlook. You’ve got a near-two-week stretch of poor conditions, so if you were looking for a proper session, you’re out of luck.
It starts on Wednesday morning, 26 August, with a tiny 1 foot west swell, a short 8-second period, and only 12 (weak energy) behind it. The water’s warm at 63°, much warmer than normal for this time of year, but the surf is garbage. That same poor quality drags through the rest of the week. Friday morning the 28th goes glassy with a light WNW wind, but it’s still only 1 foot with no power. Not worth it.
The weekend is even worse. Saturday 29th has almost nothing – 0.7 feet and 8 (weak energy). Sunday the 30th shows a little more energy at 29-33, but the swell is still pitiful. Monday 31 August bumps up to a 3 foot west swell with energy at 122 (moderate), and Monday afternoon looks cleaner with a cross-off wind and 3 feet on a 10-second period. But even then, the report says poor surf conditions. It’s not coming together.
Tuesday 1 September gets bigger – 5 feet from the WNW with a strong breeze at 25 mph, but it’s cross-on and messy. That’s not a surf day; that’s a kite day if anything. Wednesday 2 September drops back to 3 feet, still cross-shore chop. It stays gloomy into the first week of September.
The second week is even worse. Friday 4 September throws a 8 foot west swell with big energy – 692 (strong) – but the wind is howling onshore at 25 mph. Blown-out and ugly, only for experts if anyone’s mad enough. Saturday 5 September is still cross-on and choppy, then it fades to tiny dribble. By Monday 7 September, we’re back to 1 feet.
There’s a tiny hope on Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 September, with clean offshore winds from the ESE and SSE, and light to moderate breeze, but wave heights are only 2 to 3 feet. The energy is weak (31 to 66), and the period is short at 6 to 7 seconds. It’ll be clean, but tiny and weak. For a beginner, maybe a paddle, but nothing special.
So, no standout sessions here. It’s a long blank run that’s pretty normal for the area when conditions don’t line up. Tullan Strand needs a solid west swell with lighter winds, and we just aren’t getting it. Stay tuned, forecasts can change, but right now it’s a hard pass.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 10 | 67 | 60 | 40 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 89 | 149 | 720 | 295 | 181 | 178 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | off | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:56PM3.26m | 6:13AM2.93m | 6:27PM3.45m | 6:44AM3.06m | 6:58PM3.58m | 7:16AM3.17m | 7:28PM3.65m | 7:47AM3.22m | 8:00PM3.64m | 8:20AM3.23m | 8:33PM3.55m | 8:55AM3.18m | 9:09PM3.38m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34AM0.59m | 00:09AM0.48m | 12:06PM0.40m | 00:39AM0.29m | 12:37PM0.26m | 1:09AM0.15m | 1:08PM0.17m | 1:39AM0.07m | 1:39PM0.15m | 2:09AM0.07m | 2:12PM0.19m | 2:41AM0.15m | 2:48PM0.31m | 3:16AM0.31m | |||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | — | 8:39 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:25 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 67 | 60 | 40 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 89 | 149 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | N 8 | W 12 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 720 | 295 | 181 | 178 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 131 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 272 | 271 | 279 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 41 | 21 | 23 | 297 | 68 | 114 | 444 | 434 | 720 | 279 |
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