Surf Forecasts:
Tullan Strand surf forecast from 10 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 13 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 18 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period, WNW swell with 1,082 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 13 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s 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 Sunday (Sep 13) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tullan Strand in the next 16 days are 1.9m 12s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 18) 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 1.0m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 12) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Sun 13th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Sun 13th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Fri 18th Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tullan Strand over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Grab your wettie, let’s see what Tullan Strand has cooking for you over the next couple weeks.
The first week is a bit rough—lots of messy cross-shore wind and chop. But don’t lose hope, because the back half of the forecast has some serious bangers. Right now on Thursday the 10th, it’s a write-off: 30 km/h cross-shore wind from the WSW, and that 1.3m swell is just lumpy and ugly. Forget it. Friday the 11th through Saturday the 12th, it’s still average, but there’s a real bright spot early on.
Sunday morning the 13th is your first decent chance. Glassy—zero wind—and a clean 1.0m swell from the WNW with an 11-second period (265 combined energy). Small but beautiful. Get on it early because it drops off by the afternoon.
The real standout, though, is Wednesday the 23rd of September. This is the one. Wednesday morning you get a 4.0m swell from the W with a period of 11 seconds, light offshore SE wind at 5 km/h (3696 combined energy). That is big, powerful, and clean. Wednesday afternoon it stays glassy, same 4.0m swell from the W, but the period bumps up to 13 seconds (4617 combined energy). This is serious groundswell—expert surfers only. Beginners, stay on the sand. The long period means it’ll have some punch, and at a beach break it can close out, but with offshore to glassy winds, it’ll still offer some world-class waves. Water temp is 16° which is about 2° warmer than usual for this time of year—noticeably warm.
Tuesday the 22nd of September is also a beauty: 2.5m swell from the WNW with a 13-second period, light cross-off S wind at 10 km/h (2318 combined energy). Clean and solid.
Then into Thursday the 24th and Friday the 25th of September, the size drops but the conditions stay excellent. Thursday morning sees a 2.2m WNW swell with clean offshore SE wind, and Friday morning has a 2.2m WNW swell (923 combined energy) with offshore wind again. Not as big as Wednesday the 23rd, but still very clean and fun.
So, first week is patchy with that glassy Sunday morning the 13th being the only real catch. The second week—especially Tuesday the 22nd through Friday the 25th—is where it’s at. Wednesday the 23rd is the absolute standout. Big, clean, powerful. Know your level and enjoy.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | W 10 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 462 | 288 | 239 | 269 | 823 | 1066 | 897 | 446 | 218 | 137 | 73 | 70 | 282 | 375 | 165 | 356 | 679 | 659 | 386 | 194 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:09PM3.79m | 6:35AM3.31m | 6:48PM3.88m | 7:12AM3.39m | 7:24PM3.84m | 7:46AM3.40m | 7:59PM3.68m | 8:19AM3.34m | 8:34PM3.45m | 8:52AM3.22m | 9:08PM3.16m | 9:26AM3.05m | 9:43PM2.85m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:25AM-0.09m | 12:26PM0.05m | 1:00AM-0.15m | 1:03PM-0.00m | 1:33AM-0.10m | 1:39PM0.04m | 2:05AM0.04m | 2:14PM0.17m | 2:36AM0.25m | 2:49PM0.38m | 3:07AM0.51m | 3:26PM0.64m | 3:39AM0.79m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
 | 8:02 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 21 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 239 | 269 | 823 | 1066 | 897 | 446 | 218 | 137 | 73 | 70 | 282 | 375 | 165 | — | — | 659 | 386 | 194 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | NW 9 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | 47 | 31 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 10 | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 462 | 288 | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 62 | 356 | 679 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 229 | 276 | 40 | 34 | 276 | 68 | 40 | 68 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 92 | 502 | 395 | 529 | 395 | 276 |
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