Surf Forecasts:
Tullan Strand surf forecast from 16 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 18 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period, NW swell with 39 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 0.6m 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 18) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Sat 18th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tullan Strand over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, folks, Rusty here with a look at the next couple of weeks for Tullan Strand. I gotta be straight with you – we’re in for a long, quiet stretch. The swell energy is going to be weak to non-existent, and the conditions are mostly messy. You’re not missing much.
The first real flash of life doesn’t show up until the 24th of July. That Friday morning we finally see some pulse with a combined energy reading of (236) – that’s moderate and the most we’ll see in this outlook. Swell builds to 3ft from the WNW with a 10-second period. That’s a little bit of groundswell. But the wind is howling from the WSW at 12 mph creating a cross-shore chop. It’s going to be a bumpy, choppy mess. For the crew who just need to get wet, there’s something to ride, but don’t expect any sort of quality. The afternoon stays similar, with a cross-onshore breeze and still 3ft of swell.
The next standout day, and I mean the only one that might give you a clean face, rolls in on Monday the 27th of July. We’ve got swell from the WNW again at 3ft with a 9-second period, and that gives us moderate energy (111). The key here is the wind goes light offshore from the ESE in the morning, and by the afternoon it turns glassy with a light SSE breeze. That’s the best combination we get in the whole run. Surfable waves, but very ordinary conditions – we’re talking small, weak lines. The water is unusually warm for this time of year, you’ll definitely notice the difference.
After that, the last few days of July trail off into small, wind-affected dribble. No real juice, just onshore slop.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | NNW 6 | WNW 8 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NW 7 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
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 kJ | 6 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:13PM3.92m | 8:40AM3.16m | 8:58PM3.85m | 9:25AM3.04m | 9:43PM3.66m | 10:10AM2.89m | 10:27PM3.39m | 10:56AM2.74m | 11:14PM3.08m | 11:47AM2.61m | 00:05AM2.78m | 12:44PM2.51m | 1:05AM2.54m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43PM0.07m | 2:29AM-0.03m | 2:26PM0.12m | 3:15AM0.08m | 3:10PM0.25m | 4:00AM0.26m | 3:55PM0.45m | 4:44AM0.49m | 4:42PM0.69m | 5:31AM0.72m | 5:37PM0.94m | 6:23AM0.94m | 6:44PM1.14m | ||||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | 9:51 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 9 | — | — | NW 6 | NNW 6 | — | NNW 3 | — | NW 6 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 6 | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 6 | — | — | 9 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 7 | W 13 | — | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 12 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | — | — | NW 6 | NNW 4 | NW 6 | NNW 3 | — | — | NW 2 | — | NW 6 | WNW 2 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 11 | — | — | 14 | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 131 | 233 | 71 | 319 | 2254 | 131 | 272 | 384 | 23 | 23 | 330 | 131 | 131 | 288 | 71 | 134 | 326 | 241 | 326 | 1223 | 241 |
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