Surf Forecasts:
Tullan Strand surf forecast from 21 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 27 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period, WNW swell with 863 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 2.1m 10s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 27) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tullan Strand over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let's be real – this run at Tullan Strand is a flat spell. We've got a full 16 days in front of us, but the first week and a half is pretty much a dead zone. The swell is tiny, the wind's mostly messy, and there just isn't anything doing. You're looking at a gap of over a week with no real surf to speak of.
The first little flicker comes on the morning of Thursday, July 30th. The wind goes glassy, which is a rare bit of good news. The swell is a weak 3 ft out of the WNW, with a combined energy of only 119 – that’s weak stuff. The period is around 9 seconds, so no punch. It's surfable, but it's very ordinary. You'll be scratching for little bumps.
After that, it fades right out. Through the first week of August we’re looking at tiny dribbles of 0.7 ft to 2 ft. The winds do go clean and offshore a couple of times – like the morning of Tuesday, August 4th, with a clean offshore breeze from the SE at 12 mph, and Wednesday, August 5th, with a clean cross-offshore breeze. But the swell is just too small to get excited about. The combined energy is under 50 for most of those days – that's barely a ripple.
There’s no standout period here, no proper pulse of swell. The water temp on the first mention is a warm 64°F, which is much warmer than normal for the time of year – a nice surprise for your toes, but that's about it. This is one of those stretches where you leave the board in the car and just enjoy the beach. Forecasts change, but right now, it's a blank run.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 202 | 167 | 197 | 394 | 391 | 289 | 528 | 631 | 863 | 573 | 425 | 253 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:05AM2.78m | 12:44PM2.51m | 1:05AM2.54m | 1:52PM2.47m | 2:18AM2.41m | 3:05PM2.52m | 3:33AM2.42m | 4:10PM2.65m | 4:34AM2.51m | 5:01PM2.82m | 5:21AM2.64m | 5:44PM3.01m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37PM0.94m | 6:23AM0.94m | 6:44PM1.14m | 7:26AM1.09m | 8:06PM1.24m | 8:37AM1.15m | 9:24PM1.21m | 9:43AM1.10m | 10:26PM1.08m | 10:35AM0.97m | 11:14PM0.92m | 11:18AM0.80m | 11:55PM0.76m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — |
 | — | 9:52 | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:43 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 391 | 289 | — | — | — | 573 | 425 | 253 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 12 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | — | — | — | 15 | 202 | 167 | 197 | 394 | — | — | 528 | 631 | 863 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 293 | 1219 | 325 | 23 | 998 | 114 | 114 | 496 | 68 | 968 | 556 | 556 | 276 | 130 | 414 | 414 | 456 | 68 | 68 | 40 |
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