Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 7AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 262 | 184 | 161 | 148 | 139 | 108 | 106 | 103 | 76 | 127 | 125 | 122 | 122 | 125 | 149 | 158 | 183 | 131 | 102 | 102 | 173 | 48 | 29 | 204 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:51AM1.34m | 9:01PM1.41m | 9:27AM1.37m | 9:44PM1.29m | 10:04AM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:41AM0.10m | 2:51PM0.21m | 3:15AM0.17m | 3:38PM0.22m | 3:48AM0.25m | 4:25PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 262 | 184 | 161 | 148 | 139 | 108 | 106 | 103 | 76 | 127 | 125 | 122 | 122 | 125 | 149 | 158 | 183 | 131 | 102 | 102 | 49 | 48 | 29 | 204 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | ENE 14 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 18 | S 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 14 | N 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 9 |
| kJ | 120 | 118 | 107 | 53 | 19 | 82 | 75 | 66 | 39 | 27 | 35 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 92 | 114 | 112 | 80 | 74 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | SSE 21 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | SSE 18 | S 18 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 12 | — | S 11 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 43 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 61 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 12 | — | 119 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 51 | 49 | — | 25 | 46 | 120 | 240 | — | — | — | 175 | 173 | 237 | 297 | 286 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 165 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 167 | 165 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 32 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
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