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Beach number: nsw016A
State/Region: NSW - Byron Bay
Beach name: TALLOWS
General Beach Hazard Rating: 6
Least hazardous: 1-3
Moderately hazardous: 4-6
Highly hazardous: 7-8
Extremely hazardous: 9-10
Hazard rating refers to physical beach and surf conditions ONLY and does not include potentially dangerous marine life.
Beach

On the south side of Cape Byron Tallows Beach (NSW 16) curves gently to the south for 6.5 km to Broken Head. This beach when viewed from the 100 m high cape is one of the most photographed in the country. It is backed by the Byron Bay Recreation Reserve in the north, then Arakwal National Park which extends to the mouth of Tallow Creek, followed by Suffolk Park township and caravan park in the centre and the Broken Head caravan park and Nature Reserve in the south (Fig. 4.17).
The beach is well exposed resulting in a higher energy double bar system, with persistent rips spaced approximately every 250 m and cutting across the inner attached bar, then a continuous longshore trough and rip-prone outer bar. Bathers should swim at the three patrolled areas at Tallows, Suffolk Park and Broken Head. The slightly sheltered Broken Head usually has the lower waves, but even here pulses of sand moving slowly around Broken Head produce a variable beach and surf zone that can at times result in a northerly skewed bar and trough.

 

Swimming

Rips dominate this potentially hazardous beach so stay between the flags in the patrolled areas. If swimming elsewhere stay on the attached inner bar and avoid the rip holes, side currents and longshore trough.

 

Surfing

Tallows down under Cape Byron is protected from summer northeasterlies and is a popular summer beach break, also called Cosy Corner. Suffolk Park has variable beach breaks, which work best in offshore winds. Broken Head in the south can produce a barrelling right-hander when the bars are right, and always worth a look when the swell is running. You can also camp right behind the beach.

 

Fishing

Cosy Corner at the north end is sheltered during northeast winds, with the beach offering many large gutters where tailor, whiting, mulloway, bream and dart are caught, while Broken Head is fished for blackfish and drummer.

 

Carpark

Type: Formal parking area
Spaces: 100

 

SLSA provides this information as a guide only. Surf conditions are variable and therefore this information should not be relied upon as a substitute for observation of local conditions and an understanding of your abilities in the surf. SLSA reminds you to always swim between the red and yellow flags and never swim at unpatrolled beaches. SLSA takes all care and responsibility for any translation but it cannot guarentee that all translations will be accurate.

Weather
Today
 
23°
wind
SSW/11 km/h
 
  • Sat
    27°
    N/A
  • Sun
    28°
    21°
  • Mon
    27°
    21°
  • Tue
    27°
    21°
  • Wed
    26°
    21°
  • Thu
    26°
    20°
CAPE BYRON AWS (1 km) issued at 22:30 (EST)
Water
26
Issued at Sat, February 11 13:00
Swell Forecast
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
  • AM
  • PM
  • AM
  • PM
  • AM
  • ESE
    0.7 m
  • E
    0.7 m
  • E
    0.7 m
  • E
    0.7 m
  • ENE
    0.7 m
Byron Bay issued at Sat, February 11 17:00 (EST)
 
Today's Tide
  • Low
    5:14
    0.23m
  • High
    11:29
    1.58m
  • Low
    17:49
    0.19m
 
Yamba issued at Sat, February 11 10:00 (Local Time)
UV Index
14
 

Tallows (Lifeguards)

*Although SLSA has tried to ensure that this information is accurate, as it has been provided by surf life saving club(s) and/or other organisations, SLSA takes no responsibility for its accuracy. Please contact the entity(s) displayed directly if you need any further information. .

Tallows (Lifeguards)

06 April to 09 April
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21 December to 27 January
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Date: Saturday, February 11, 2012

There is no beach service this week.

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SLSA provides this information as a guide only. Surf conditions are variable and therefore this information should not be relied upon as a substitute for observation of local conditions and an understanding of your abilities in the surf. SLSA reminds you to always swim between the red and yellow flags and never swim at unpatrolled beaches. SLSA takes all care and responsibility for any translation but it cannot guarentee that all translations will be accurate.

TALLOWS Statistics July 2011 - June 2012
Rescues First Aids Preventative Actions
Beach Totals: 1 2 168
 
Breakdown of statistics by organisation
Tallows (Lifeguards)
Rescues First Aids Preventative Actions
Total: 1 2 168
 
Breakdowns: 1Rescue Board 2Minor Cuts/Abrasions 75Swimmers Advised/Warned
30Craft Users Advised/Warned
61Beach Users Advised/Warned
2Warning Signs Erected