Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (15 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 9PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 15). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 68 | 39 | 20 | 19 | 33 | 198 | 276 | 439 | 351 | 264 | 187 | 143 | 89 | 65 | 63 | 48 | 36 | 225 | 212 | 62 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 2:07AM0.91m | 1:30PM1.23m | 3:03AM0.94m | 2:24PM1.19m | 3:56AM1.00m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:50PM0.32m | 7:04AM0.62m | 8:39PM0.34m | 8:09AM0.64m | 9:26PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | 7:49 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 10 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 41 | 40 | 39 | 17 | 17 | 33 | 13 | 17 | 28 | 16 | 264 | 187 | 143 | 89 | 65 | 63 | 48 | 36 | 225 | 212 | 44 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | E 10 | ENE 10 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 10 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 7 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 13 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 62 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 15 | E 12 | E 12 | N 11 | N 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 11 | NE 7 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 68 | 130 | 105 | 109 | 208 | 198 | 276 | 439 | 351 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 32 | 20 | 51 | 51 | 37 | 32 | 194 | 403 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 409 | 472 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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