Surf Forecasts:
Tullan Strand surf forecast from 30 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 5 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 3 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period, W swell with 6,514 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 1 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with W 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 Tuesday (Sep 01) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tullan Strand in the next 16 days are 4.5m 13s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 03) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Tue 1st Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Sat 5th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tullan Strand over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, let's take a hard look at what’s on the table for Tullan Strand over the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with you: for the first week, this is a write-off. The pattern is just plain ugly. We’re looking at a long stretch of mostly poor conditions and onshore winds that will make a mess of anything that shows up. There’s a glimmer of hope further out, but you’ll need patience.
Scrolling through the start, Saturday the 29th is a no-go with a tiny 0.7ft swell from the NNW and a cross-onshore breeze. Sunday the 30th stays flat and poor. Things get even more frustrating from Monday the 31st right through to Saturday the 5th of September. Sure, the swell size jumps up, with a massive 15ft roller showing on Thursday the 3rd (combined energy of 6514), but that’s a huge, powerful, long-period groundswell (13 seconds) – that’s for experts only, and with a 28 mph cross-onshore wind, it’ll be a total washing machine. The rest of those days are just choppy, lumpy, or blown out. Even when the swell drops, the wind is still a problem.
You’ll notice a gap in good conditions for about a week. After that mess, Sunday the 6th of September offers a little relief. The morning has a 5ft swell from the WSW, but the real story is the afternoon. Waves build to 6ft from the WSW with a period of 10 seconds and, crucially, a clean cross-offshore wind from the south. That’s the first time the wind plays ball, giving us some shape. It’s not a standout, but it’s a step in the right direction.
Finally, we get the standout of the whole outlook. Thursday the 10th of September afternoon is the one to circle. The morning looks tiny, but it’s building. By the afternoon, a long-period groundswell (14 seconds) from the west pushes in at 4ft. More importantly, we get light offshore winds from the SSE. That is a major positive – glassy, clean conditions. For this exposed beach, that’s as good as it gets in this window. It’s a solid window of ‘expect very good surf conditions’. The combined energy is moderate at 719, but the quality will be high. Get on it.
After that beauty, the final few days from Friday the 11th to Sunday the 13th get messy again with strong onshore winds and lumpy conditions. The window closes quickly.
So, for the whole 16 days, Tullan Strand has a lot of junk to wade through. Hold out for Thursday the 10th of September afternoon – that’s your best shot at a proper, clean session.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 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) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 4 | 33 | 63 | 82 | 283 | 228 | 157 | 280 | 270 | 112 | 125 | 264 | 298 | 1495 | 6514 | 4482 | 2643 | 1570 | 394 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:28PM3.65m | 7:47AM3.22m | 8:00PM3.64m | 8:20AM3.23m | 8:33PM3.55m | 8:55AM3.18m | 9:09PM3.38m | 9:33AM3.08m | 9:51PM3.14m | 10:19AM2.92m | 10:42PM2.86m | 11:17AM2.74m | 11:52PM2.59m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:39AM0.07m | 1:39PM0.15m | 2:09AM0.07m | 2:12PM0.19m | 2:41AM0.15m | 2:48PM0.31m | 3:16AM0.31m | 3:29PM0.49m | 3:57AM0.53m | 4:17PM0.72m | 4:47AM0.80m | 5:22PM0.96m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | 8:32 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 11 | — | NW 7 | W 9 | N 6 | — | WNW 8 | W 8 | — | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 33 | 63 | 10 | — | 33 | 157 | 1 | — | 112 | 125 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 394 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 9 | W 8 | NW 6 | — | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 10 | SW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | S 3 | SW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 82 | 283 | 228 | 6 | 280 | 270 | 2 | 24 | 264 | 298 | 1495 | 6514 | 4482 | 2643 | 1570 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 194 | 21 | 1 | 114 | 502 | 68 | 68 | 277 | 68 | 35 | 785 | 130 | 443 | 1013 | 727 | 555 | 797 | 391 | 0 |
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