Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 12PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 93 | 95 | 91 | 97 | 196 | 192 | 185 | 141 | 128 | 125 | 125 | 122 | 122 | 94 | 98 | 100 | 73 | 71 | 50 | 80 | 59 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:06AM1.32m | 10:17PM1.29m | 10:47AM1.35m | 11:04PM1.18m | 11:32AM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12PM0.28m | 4:27AM0.23m | 5:04PM0.29m | 5:06AM0.30m | 6:02PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 93 | 95 | 91 | 89 | 196 | 192 | 185 | 141 | 128 | 125 | 125 | 122 | 122 | 94 | 98 | 100 | 40 | 40 | 50 | 49 | 59 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 10 | S 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 45 | 42 | 97 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 40 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 73 | 71 | 20 | 20 | 49 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | N 12 | N 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 14 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 41 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 33 | 20 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | NNE 5 | NE 5 | — | NW 2 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NW 3 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 23 | 23 | — | 1 | 51 | 44 | 44 | 2 | — | 45 | 80 | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
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