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Tallow beach, Australia

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Broken Head From Tallow Beach October 2008
Byron Bay, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

About Tallow beach

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces E (108°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (288°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 800 m out (1 in 80). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 21°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually August, with about 3 good days in 7; in January, February and October, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Byron Bay, 2.2 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 6 surf spots and 2 wind sports spots.

Water about 22°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 29 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Brisbane International Airport (BNE), changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

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  2. Getting there. 2 h 55 from the airport to Tallow beach.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct285 ft7 smushy208kJ21°C
Mon 19Oct494 ft5 smushy78kJ20°C
Tue 20Oct365 ft6 smushy182kJ20°C
Wed 21Oct355 ft6 smushy184kJ21°C
Thu 22Oct274 ft6 smushy110kJ21°C
Fri 23Oct334 ft6 smushy109kJ21°C
Sat 24Oct385 ft6 smushy123kJ23°C
Sun 25Oct283 ft7 smushy97kJ23°C
Mon 26Oct434 ft6 smushy86kJ25°C
Tue 27Oct333 ft6 smushy49kJ23°C
Wed 28Oct282 ft7 smushy40kJ19°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to BNE, changing at LAX, then 2h 55 by road. About 29h 05 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Belongil

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Belongil

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Belongil

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Tallow beach

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 11 kn (20 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Tallow beach

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 6 s, wind 9 kn (16 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to BNE, changing at LAX, then 2h 55 by road. About 29h 05 door to door

The plan picks the best of 6 spots near Byron Bay each day: Belongil, Bullies, Byron Bay, Byron Bay - The Wreck, Tallow beach, Wategos Beach.

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Rough cost

About £1,530–£2,920 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to BNE, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£795–£1,650
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£110–£180
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£240–£395
Food7 days eating out£245–£455
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£105–£175
Total£1,530–£2,920

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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