Surf Forecasts:
Tullan Strand surf forecast from 7 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 7 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 7 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period, WNW swell with 523 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 7 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s 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 Friday (Aug 07) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m 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 1.6m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 07) 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 0.6m 4s period and expected on Friday (Aug 07) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Fri 7th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Fri 7th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Fri 7th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tullan Strand over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let's break down what Tullan Strand is doing for the next couple weeks.
To be straight with you, it’s a rough run. This exposed beach is seeing plenty of swell, but the wind and conditions are all wrong. Most of the time it’s cross-onshore or choppy, and the energy coming through is either weak or too messy.
Water temp is about 62°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – not a bad thing if you’re in a springy.
We start Thursday, August 6th with a tiny 2ft west swell, cross-on wind at 9 mph, and energy is weak at 22 – total pass.
Friday the 7th, morning brings 4ft from the WNW (151 energy), but wind is cross-shore at 15 mph, making it a cross-chop mess. Afternoon jumps to 5ft with 523 energy – bigger, but the wind goes cross-onshore, so still a messy day.
Saturday morning the 8th is actually your best shot. Swell is 4ft from the west (246 energy), and we get clean cross-off wind at 12 mph. It’s only a *marginal* call, and there’s light rain. Afternoon stays clean but drops to 4ft.
Sunday the 9th, morning has clean 3ft surf from the west (161 energy) with a light 6 mph cross-off breeze. It’s rideable but nothing special.
Then we hit a long flat patch. From Monday the 10th right through to Tuesday the 19th, it’s all tiny dribble – waves under 3ft, energy in the double digits, and while we get some glassy mornings (Monday the 10th, Wednesday the 12th, Monday the 17th), the swell is just too small to count. That’s about a week and a half of nothing.
Late in the window, around Wednesday the 19th and into Thursday the 20th, we see a bump: 5ft on Wednesday morning, rising to 6ft on Thursday morning with a period touching 11 seconds and energy up to 944. That’s a real groundswell. But the wind is cross-onshore at 12 to 18 mph, making it a lumpy, choppy mess. At that size, it’s expert territory for a beach break, but with onshore wind, it’s more of a kite session than a clean paddle.
Crowds here are “sometimes” an issue, but with this forecast, you won’t be battling anyone.
If you had to pick a moment, Saturday morning the 8th is your cleanest window with some waist-high waves. Everything else is either too small, too windy, or too far out to get excited about. It’s one of those stretches where you cross your fingers and hope the models change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 11 |
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 kJ | 14 | 24 | 151 | 523 | 441 | 246 | 199 | 165 | 158 | 190 | 90 | 65 | 45 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 52 | 31 | 17 | 202 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:08AM2.77m | 12:57PM2.60m | 1:30AM2.64m | 2:23PM2.67m | 3:00AM2.66m | 3:42PM2.89m | 4:17AM2.81m | 4:47PM3.21m | 5:18AM3.00m | 5:40PM3.53m | 6:09AM3.16m | 6:27PM3.79m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:39PM0.95m | 6:26AM0.89m | 7:03PM1.06m | 7:51AM0.96m | 8:41PM1.00m | 9:15AM0.87m | 10:03PM0.75m | 10:22AM0.66m | 11:06PM0.45m | 11:15AM0.42m | 11:58PM0.17m | 12:02PM0.20m | 00:44AM-0.03m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | 9:23 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:12 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 151 | 523 | 441 | 246 | 199 | 165 | 158 | 190 | 90 | 65 | 45 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 52 | 31 | 17 | 202 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 7 | W 5 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | SW 4 | — | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | S 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 24 | 11 | — | — | 9 | 8 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 292 | 63 | 271 | 129 | 0 | 72 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 1 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 51 | 1 | 21 | 38 | 0 |
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