Surf Forecasts:
Tullan Strand surf forecast from 30 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 30 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period, WNW swell with 127 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 1.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 30) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Thu 30th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tullan Strand over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are looking like a proper challenge for anyone chasing waves around here. We've got a long stretch of pretty poor conditions ahead, so keep the expectations in check.
Looking at the big picture, Tullan Strand is usually a go-to spot, but the swell and wind just aren't playing ball. We kick off on Wednesday the 29th with weak, short-period swell – only about 3ft from the WNW and a period of just 8 seconds. The energy is weak, barely registering (83), and that cross-on westerly wind is making a mess of it. The water temp is sitting at a touch warmer than normal for this time of year at 62°. Honestly, it's poor.
That same pattern sticks around for the rest of the week and into the start of August. We're looking at a string of days with tiny, weak swell – 2ft to 3ft – and consistently choppy, cross-onshore winds. Saturday the 2nd offers a brief window of cleaner surf early with an easterly cross-off breeze, but the swell has dropped to just 2ft, so it's not going to give you much to work with. The energy levels are all in the weak to very weak range throughout this period.
We then hit a real flat spell. From Monday the 4th all the way through to Saturday the 8th, the swell is barely a ripple – 0.3ft to 0.7ft. There's a moment on the afternoon of Friday the 7th where it goes totally glassy with no wind, but even then, you're looking at 0.7ft of weak, long-period groundswell (9 seconds). There's just no power behind it to push a wave. It's a proper lull for nearly a full week.
Finally, towards the back half of the forecast window, we get a hint of life. Sunday the 9th shows some clean, offshore winds with a very small but rideable 1ft swell from the NW. It's short-period stuff (4-5 seconds), so it won't have much grunt, but it'll be clean. The only other glimmer comes on Wednesday the 12th, where we see a bump in energy to moderate levels (58) with a 2ft groundswell from the WNW. It's still onshore, though, with a 15 mph wind chopping it up.
There's no standout day here, no real winner. The consistent, reliable Tullan Strand is going through a very patchy period, and with such a long flat gap in the middle, it's just one of those quiet runs. Keep an eye on Sunday the 9th for a potential clean, small-wave session on a longboard, but don't drive across the county for it.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | ||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 11 | NNW 5 | NNW 3 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 83 | 70 | 127 | 91 | 84 | 91 | 72 | 25 | 28 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 43 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:55PM3.35m | 7:09AM2.94m | 7:28PM3.46m | 7:42AM2.98m | 8:00PM3.51m | 8:15AM2.99m | 8:31PM3.50m | 8:49AM2.97m | 9:03PM3.44m | 9:24AM2.93m | 9:38PM3.32m | 10:03AM2.85m | 10:17PM3.16m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:05AM0.47m | 1:02PM0.36m | 1:38AM0.38m | 1:33PM0.30m | 2:10AM0.32m | 2:05PM0.29m | 2:42AM0.31m | 2:37PM0.34m | 3:14AM0.34m | 3:12PM0.45m | 3:50AM0.42m | 3:51PM0.59m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | 9:38 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:28 |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 7 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | NW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 9 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 83 | 70 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 39 | 43 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | NW 9 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | W 9 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | NW 10 | W 10 | — | — | N 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 7 | N 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 127 | 91 | 84 | 91 | 72 | 25 | 28 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 40 | 502 | 92 | 66 | 40 | 555 | 51 | 272 | 527 | 41 | 21 | 43 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 319 | 319 | 134 |
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