Tathra Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 149.98° E

Tathra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tathra sea temperature is
16.3° C
0.9° 

Tathra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tathra today (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tathra at 2PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (31 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (31 Jul)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
9
2
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
731
670
601
422
484
372
270
232
190
202
217
449
601
573
607
587
587
480
414
314
255
189
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
S
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
NE
20
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
NE
25
NNE
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:32AM1.08m
9:20PM1.47m
10:08AM1.12m
9:56PM1.42m
10:44AM1.16m
Low Tide
3:00PM0.39m
4:02AM0.15m
3:41PM0.39m
4:34AM0.17m
4:26PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
9
11
15
14
13
11
11
11
10
11
14
13
13
12
10
10
10
12
18
18
18
16
Feels °C
6
7
11
10
10
9
9
9
7
9
10
9
11
11
8
7
7
9
13
13
15
13
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