Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 4AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 112 | 112 | 120 | 128 | 116 | 88 | 56 | 60 | 63 | 55 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:30AM0.91m | 1:54PM1.23m | 2:43AM0.85m | 2:54PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:44PM0.45m | 7:05AM0.50m | 8:56PM0.47m | 7:58AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | NE 6 | S 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 128 | 3 | 88 | 56 | 60 | 63 | 55 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 14 | E 11 | E 11 | S 13 | S 12 | SE 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 12 | S 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 8 | S 8 | E 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 12 | S 13 | — | S 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 10 | SE 12 | S 10 | S 16 | S 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | WSW 3 | — | — | S 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | 357 | 313 | 237 | 199 | 155 | 112 | 112 | 120 | 213 | 116 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 120 | 51 | 0 |
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