Surf Forecasts:
Tullan Strand surf forecast from 6 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 12 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period, WNW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 8 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period, WNW swell with 1,696 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 9 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tullan Strand this week:
The surf forecast for Tullan Strand over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tullan Strand in the next 16 days are 3.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 06) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Sat 12th Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Tue 8th Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tullan Strand over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, grab a coffee and let’s look at the next couple of weeks for Tullan Strand. Straight up, it’s a mixed bag. We’ve got some windows of fun, but we're gonna have to be patient. There’s a lot of lumpy, wind-blown surf to sift through before we get to the good stuff.
The first few days are a washout. Sunday the 6th has swell but the wind is all over it. Monday the 7th bumps up to 5ft with a 10-second period, but the onshore wind kills it. Then Tuesday the 8th, the ocean is just angry – combined energy hits 1633 – but it’s 10ft of onshore, wind-blown chaos. That’s a full-on washing machine, for the hardcore only. Water temp is about average for this time of year.
Mid-week is more of the same, choppy and sloppy. Thursday the 10th calms down a bit. The morning has a clean 3ft from the W with a gentle cross-offshore breeze. It’s surfable, but very ordinary.
The first real standout comes Saturday the 12th. The morning session is looking proper clean. We’ve got a clean 4ft from the WNW with a 12-second period – that’s some decent groundswell. The wind is a light cross-offshore from the S, and the energy is moderate. It’s not huge, but it’s clean and it has some push. Watch the tide, though. This is your best bet in the first week.
After that, we drop back into the grotty stuff for a few days. But keep an eye out for Tuesday the 15th – the morning sees a jump to 8ft from the W with a 10-second period and a moderate cross-shore wind. Energy is way up. It’s still a bit messy, but there’s real power there.
Now, for the second week, things get more promising but less certain. The standout is looking like Saturday the 19th. Both the morning and afternoon are showing clean conditions with a cross-offshore breeze, with surf around 4 to 5ft from the WNW and a 10-second period. It’s not the biggest, but after all the slop, the idea of clean, lined-up waves is really appealing. This is the one to pencil in for the long-range. Forecast confidence isn’t as high as for next Saturday, so call it promising but less certain.
Right before that, Friday the 18th has a clean-ish 5ft but with a light cross-onshore breeze, so not quite as good. By Sunday the 20th, the onshore winds are back and it’s lumpy again.
So, the pick of the bunch is definitely Saturday the 19th for the cleanest waves in the whole period. If you want more size and don’t mind some chop, the morning of Tuesday the 15th has some grunt. For this first week, Thursday morning and especially Saturday morning the 12th are your only real windows. Patience, folks.
That’s it from me.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Tue morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 122 | 302 | 356 | 600 | 1081 | 1633 | 1514 | 1044 | 359 | 185 | 77 | 148 | 121 | 273 | 183 | 157 | 307 | 437 | 283 | 407 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:17PM2.70m | 3:08AM2.52m | 3:38PM2.96m | 4:19AM2.73m | 4:38PM3.29m | 5:12AM2.96m | 5:27PM3.59m | 5:56AM3.16m | 6:09PM3.79m | 6:35AM3.31m | 6:48PM3.88m | 7:12AM3.39m | 7:24PM3.84m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:40AM1.12m | 8:53PM0.97m | 9:12AM0.97m | 10:09PM0.67m | 10:16AM0.70m | 11:02PM0.35m | 11:05AM0.42m | 11:46PM0.09m | 11:47AM0.20m | 00:25AM-0.09m | 12:26PM0.05m | 1:00AM-0.15m | 1:03PM-0.00m | 1:33AM-0.10m | |||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 10 | W 16 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | — | — | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — |
| kJ | 49 | 122 | 79 | 356 | — | — | — | — | — | 359 | 185 | 77 | 148 | 121 | — | — | 157 | 118 | 437 | 283 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | W 15 | WNW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 307 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 5 | W 10 | SSW 4 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 3 | W 10 | WNW 8 | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 27 | 37 | 302 | 9 | 600 | 1081 | 1633 | 1514 | 1044 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 1 | 273 | 183 | — | — | 9 | 1 | 407 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 491 | 491 | 68 | 68 | 91 | 270 | 297 | 645 | 566 | 276 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 409 | 272 | 286 | 0 | 72 | 114 | 34 |
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