Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 2AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 325 | 420 | 485 | 318 | 262 | 262 | 285 | 434 | 29 | 26 | 14 | 385 | 300 | 274 | 250 | 227 | 269 | 244 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:47PM1.34m | 6:35AM1.11m | 6:28PM1.38m | 7:09AM1.20m | 7:09PM1.40m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:28AM0.24m | 12:15PM0.40m | 1:00AM0.19m | 12:58PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 96 | 94 | 362 | 318 | 262 | 217 | 46 | 46 | 29 | 26 | 544 | 385 | 300 | 274 | 250 | 227 | 269 | 244 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 47 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | E 12 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 325 | 420 | 485 | — | — | 262 | 285 | 434 | 578 | 645 | 827 | 536 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 412 | 412 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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