Surf Forecasts:
Tullan Strand surf forecast from 5 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 12 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 8 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period, W swell with 4,470 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 5 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s 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 Saturday (Sep 05) at 4PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 10s period. 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 4.0m 12s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 7AM. 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 5s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 06) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Sat 12th Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Tue 8th Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tullan Strand over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, folks. Let’s be straight about it—this stretch down at Tullan Strand is mostly a washout, with one shining window you’ll want to hit. The next few days are just a tussle with cross-shore winds and messy conditions.
Starting Saturday the 5th, there’s some west swell around 6ft, but it’s chopped up in the morning. The afternoon cleans up a bit with the swell dropping to 4ft from the WNW, but it’s not special. Sunday the 6th is poor—small and windy. Better to pull a sickie and stay home.
Then comes the stormy mess. Monday the 7th sees the swell jump up to 7ft, and by Tuesday the 8th, we’ve got a solid 13ft of west groundswell, a 12-second period, and over 4400 of energy. But it’s all under strong, messy cross-onshore winds. That’s expert-only and still probably not much fun. This rough stretch runs all the way through Friday the 11th.
Now, here’s the good part. Saturday the 12th shapes up as the clear winner. The WNW groundswell is still sizeable, around 6ft in the morning with an 11-second period, but the wind finally lays down and goes light offshore. It’s clean, with moderate energy at 730. The afternoon stays just as good—waves dropping to 5ft, still clean, still offshore. This is your window.
Sunday the 13th has a small, glassy morning but it’s not got much push—just a 3ft WNW swell. It’s nice to be out, but not a classic.
The next week stays underwhelming. There are some pulses of swell, but they’re all accompanied by fresh winds and mess. The water temp is pretty average for the time of year, so no surprises there.
So look, it’s a lean fortnight, but get out on Saturday the 12th and you’ll find the good stuff. That’s the call for this stretch. Take it or leave it.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 16 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 644 | 328 | 132 | 68 | 65 | 826 | 786 | 1719 | 3426 | 4433 | 2678 | 1060 | 184 | 238 | 87 | 137 | 164 | 363 | 430 | 1027 | 1072 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:39PM2.63m | 1:30AM2.44m | 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 | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58AM1.04m | 7:02PM1.10m | 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 | |||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 644 | 328 | 132 | 68 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 184 | 238 | 87 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | W 16 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 9 | — | S 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 27 | 52 | 826 | 786 | 1719 | 3426 | 4433 | 2678 | 1060 | 157 | — | 7 | 137 | 164 | 363 | 430 | 1027 | 1072 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 0 | 0 | 461 | 502 | 68 | 435 | 530 | 297 | 530 | 720 | 794 | 68 | 51 | 40 | 68 | 522 | 286 | 566 | 276 | 40 |
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