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Tathra Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Far South (39 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Tathra surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
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 8PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | |
672 | 724 | 662 | 560 | 560 | 550 | 515 | 515 | 444 | 427 | 392 | 377 | 320 | 410 | 345 | 237 | 180 | 996 | 1351 | 1382 | 1129 | 920 | 501 | 320 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:26PM1.36m | 11:34AM0.92m | 11:09PM1.32m | 12:26PM0.90m | 11:56PM1.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56PM0.52m | 5:28AM0.28m | 4:37PM0.56m | 6:17AM0.32m | 5:23PM0.59m | 7:08AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
18 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
 kJ | 672 | 724 | 662 | 560 | 560 | 550 | 515 | 515 | 444 | 427 | 392 | 377 | 320 | 410 | 345 | 237 | 180 | 146 | 106 | 80 | 59 | 55 | 501 | 320 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 8 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 16 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | S 7 | NNE 6 | S 17 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 13 | 43 | 31 | 21 | 32 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 65 | 40 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 5 | S 8 | SSW 7 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | N 10 |
| kJ | — | 24 | 24 | 23 | — | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 5 | N 5 | W 3 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 57 | 64 | 80 | 43 | 121 | — | — | — | 2 | 52 | 53 | 2 | 3 | 238 | 211 | 276 | 996 | 1351 | 1382 | 1129 | 920 | 55 | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 91 | 161 | 529 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
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