Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 2PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | SSW 6 | E 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 40 | 38 | 57 | 35 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 35 | 49 | 113 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 482 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:15AM1.03m | 6:15PM1.64m | 7:17AM1.06m | 7:10PM1.71m | 8:13AM1.09m | 8:04PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:39AM0.35m | 1:14AM0.03m | 12:37PM0.34m | 2:08AM-0.04m | 1:33PM0.31m | 3:00AM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 |
 | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | 5:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ESE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | — | S 16 | — | E 10 | — |
| kJ | 34 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 40 | 38 | 57 | 35 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 35 | 49 | — | 5 | — | 2 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | — | S 15 | N 4 | S 16 | — | N 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 45 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 4 | ESE 9 | N 6 | — | — | E 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 6 | S 16 | E 11 | E 10 | S 16 | — | E 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | — | S 10 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 113 | 81 | 167 | 214 | 482 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 20 | 171 | 241 | 334 | 348 | 171 | 51 | 218 | 0 | 519 | 487 | 519 | 218 | 529 | 523 | 525 | 523 | 0 | 51 | 20 | 17 | 39 | 0 |
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