Tathra surf break

Tathra surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 06 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
20.7° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tathra today?

The current surf forecast for Tathra at 12PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (06 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
0
1
2
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
2.3
SSW
6
1.1
ENE
10
2.5
SSW
6
3
SSW
7
3
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
10
1.9
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.9
SSW
9
2.1
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
9
2.3
SSW
8
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
515
515
444
427
392
326
445
410
393
237
475
857
879
1175
1152
654
445
599
919
651
686
1724
1832
1493
Wind (km/h)
5
W
0
SE
10
E
10
NE
10
N
10
W
10
WNW
15
SSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:34AM0.92m
11:09PM1.32m
12:26PM0.90m
11:56PM1.28m
1:23PM0.90m
00:49AM1.25m
Low Tide
5:28AM0.28m
4:37PM0.56m
6:17AM0.32m
5:23PM0.59m
7:08AM0.33m
6:19PM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
clear
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:41
6:43
6:43
6:45
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5:09
5:08
5:07
5:07
1
1
Temp °C
10
14
16
18
16
13
12
12
8
11
11
11
10
10
11
13
15
17
17
17
16
16
15
14
8
13
14
16
15
11
9
8
1
4
3
3
2
4
5
8
10
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
1.9
S
10
1.6
S
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
Energy kJ
515
515
444
427
392
326
445
410
279
237
184
146
106
80
60
654
445
34
34
35
39
25
26
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
1.1
NNE
6
0.2
S
8
0.7
NNE
6
0.1
S
14
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
25
17
10
5
2
80
5
27
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
56
54
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.3
SSW
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
15
14
14
14
15
16
12
6
2
2
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
1.1
NNE
5
0.2
S
5
0.5
WSW
3
0.7
SW
4
2.3
SSW
6
1.9
SSW
6
2.5
SSW
6
3
SSW
7
3
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
10
0.9
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1.9
SSW
9
2.1
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
9
2.3
SSW
8
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
Energy kJ
2
52
2
5
13
393
243
475
857
879
1175
1152
46
53
599
919
651
686
1724
1832
1493
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
4
5
4
Distance (km)
0
0
32
17
0
0
0
0
33
33
91
241
91
58
0
0
0
71
91
71
71
58
58
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
4
3
4
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
7
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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