Tathra surf break

Tathra surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 AEST
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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
21.0° C
(Which is 3.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tathra today?

The current surf forecast for Tathra at 8AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (26 May)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (26 May)10ft (3.0m)12s

Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
13
2.5
ENE
13
2.4
ENE
12
2.2
ENE
12
2.1
ENE
12
2.1
ENE
12
2
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
1.7
E
11
3
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.1
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1248
1269
1290
1194
1194
1312
1312
2813
2233
1343
2160
2145
1946
1731
1405
1261
1220
1090
1047
913
746
1243
1263
901
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
WSW
5
SW
5
S
10
NNE
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
E
5
ENE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
ENE
15
ENE
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:21AM1.13m
5:08PM1.27m
5:17AM1.08m
5:46PM1.33m
6:08AM1.04m
6:21PM1.38m
Low Tide
10:28PM0.47m
10:36AM0.31m
11:27PM0.41m
11:15AM0.35m
00:18AM0.35m
11:51AM0.39m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
heavy rain
heavy rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:53
4:53
6
6
4
3
1
6
12
11
Temp °C
15
14
14
16
14
14
16
16
15
14
14
16
19
18
17
16
15
14
15
16
18
18
18
18
14
13
13
15
14
14
17
16
15
14
13
16
18
18
17
15
14
13
14
16
17
18
19
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.5
E
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
13
2.5
ENE
13
2.4
ENE
12
2.2
ENE
12
2.1
ENE
12
2.1
ENE
12
2
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
1.7
E
11
2.2
E
10
0.9
ENE
11
2.1
ENE
10
Energy kJ
1248
1269
1290
1194
1194
1312
1312
1866
2233
1343
2160
2145
1946
1731
1405
1261
1220
1090
1047
913
746
1048
209
901
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
SSW
6
0.2
S
6
0.4
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.1
S
14
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
44
23
21
21
20
20
18
7
3
28
60
57
76
53
52
50
4
31
42
32
11
9
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
17
0.3
SSW
6
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
12
0.3
S
16
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
Energy kJ
7
7
6
4
4
6
6
8
8
5
5
4
4
4
4
21
11
45
22
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
12
0.7
S
8
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.9
S
7
3
E
9
2.5
E
9
1.8
E
8
Energy kJ
2813
64
3
3
87
1243
1263
461
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
0
0
0
0
22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
22
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
6
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
7
8
9
6
7
6
9
6
8
8
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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