Tathra Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Far South New South Wales, Australia)

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Tathra Surf Guide

Tathra in Far South Australia is a fairly exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds blow from the west. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southeast. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around mid tide. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Beware of rips and sharks.

Tathra Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	20.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Tathra:

The best conditions reported for surf at Tathra occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

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What's the best time of year to surf Tathra (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Tathra with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 20% of the time in June while 12% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 68% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

20%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

12%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

68%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Tathra Location Map

Interactive Tathra surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Tathra is Canberra Airport (CBR) in Australia, which is 171 km (106 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Tathra is Albury Airport (ABX), also in Australia, 280 km (174 miles) away.

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Tathra Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 06:43 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM
Wave (m)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Period (s)	11	11	11	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	glass	on	cross- on

What does Tathra look like?

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Credit: Rob Davies Credit: David Forrest Credit: Justine Forrest Credit: Crowza

Tides at Tathra

Current tide and informaton

For Tathra, 0 km from Tathra.

Next High Water: 11:34am | 0.92m

Next Low Water: 04:37pm | 0.56m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Tathra Sea Temperature

The water temperature (20.7 °C) at Tathra is warm and the air temperature should feel similar (windchill forecast 16.0 °C). If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a shorty or a summer wetsuit.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 20.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Tathra

Surf stats for Tathra, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

Average Swell

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Wind History at Tathra

Wind stats for Tathra, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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Tathra Reviews:

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Ratings

Based on 12 votes.

Overall:2.0
Quality on a good day:3.6
Consistency of Surf:3.6
Difficulty Level:2.5
Wind and Kite Surfing:3.3
Crowds:3.6
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

John smith from Australia

“Tathra is always flat in summer, the bigger and better waves are late February to June and you can also get good waves in the winter but it is usually chopped up by the wind. The best waves are usually at the northern end with a good bank at the river mouth (when it is open ) and it is usually bigger once you get half way along the beach which is called the pole.

Don't try and snake and take waves of the young locals because they rip it up and you will get in trouble and struggle to get another wave for your session, the locals are very nice but you shouldn't turn up to a beach and not know the history behind it and all the groups that have surfed it and try and take waves of the locals.”

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