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Tathra Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Far South (39 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Tathra surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tathra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tathra sea temperature is
20.8° C
(Which is 3.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tathra today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 2AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 28). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
669 | 657 | 584 | 646 | 592 | 592 | 592 | 514 | 452 | 476 | 476 | 477 | 418 | 368 | 363 | 306 | 300 | 255 | 250 | 200 | 200 | 198 | 202 | 194 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 6:21PM1.38m | 6:56AM1.01m | 6:56PM1.41m | 7:40AM1.00m | 7:32PM1.44m | 8:23AM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02AM0.29m | 12:27PM0.41m | 1:44AM0.25m | 1:03PM0.44m | 2:24AM0.22m | 1:40PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 17 |
13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 669 | 657 | 584 | 646 | 592 | 592 | 592 | 514 | 452 | 476 | 476 | 477 | 418 | 356 | 363 | 306 | 300 | 255 | 250 | 200 | 200 | 198 | 202 | 194 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 173 | 120 | 97 | 98 | 76 | 58 | 42 | 14 | 26 | 39 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | S 8 |
| kJ | 96 | 104 | 121 | 145 | 178 | 190 | 199 | 285 | 356 | 274 | 257 | 233 | 215 | 368 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 7 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 91 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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