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Tathra surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast 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
18.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Tathra today?
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 5AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 32 | 47 | 48 | 60 | 89 | 119 | 146 | 240 | 232 | 228 | 209 | 163 | 157 | 183 | 189 | 147 | 163 | 222 | 183 | 172 | 144 | 140 | 144 | 121 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:32AM 1.10 | 3:10PM 1.17 | 4:24AM 1.16 | 4:11PM 1.07 | 5:10AM 1.21 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:01PM 0.24 | 9:13AM 0.55 | 9:47PM 0.30 | 10:26AM 0.54 | 10:30PM 0.36 | 11:32AM 0.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 8:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 16 |
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