Tallow Beach
New South Wales · Australia
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Tallow Beach is a S-facing sand beach on the Australia shoreline, opening onto the Tasman Sea — it catches SE–SW swell, and offshore NW–NE winds tidy the banks through october–april.
Today's surf at Tallow Beach
Updated 13:34 spot time
Tallow Beach surf report for Thursday 1 Oct: waves 0.7 m–0.9 m waist to chest high, 0.6 m ENE swell at 5.65 s. Wind up to 23 km/h NE. Water 19°C. Best surf window around 02:00 — fair (2.5/5) with 6 km/h NW wind.
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10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~19.2°C (66.6°F) on average
Jan
22.5°C
72.5°F · 20.9–24.9°C
Feb
23.6°C
74.5°F · 22.2–26.3°C
Mar
23.5°C
74.3°F · 22.1–25.9°C
Apr
22.3°C
72.1°F · 20.3–24°C
May
21°C
69.8°F · 18.5–23.1°C
Jun
19.7°C
67.5°F · 17.6–22.3°C
Jul
18.6°C
65.5°F · 16.3–20.7°C
Aug
17.9°C
64.2°F · 15.7–19.2°C
Sep
18.3°C
64.9°F · 17.2–19.9°C
Oct
19.2°C
66.6°F · 18.1–20.8°C
Nov
20.3°C
68.5°F · 18.6–22.1°C
Dec
21.5°C
70.7°F · 19.2–24.2°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
SE–SW
Best wind
NW–NE
Break type
Beach break
Best season
October–April
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.
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