- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Tathra Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Far South (39 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Tathra surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 19 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 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tathra today?
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 9AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 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 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | |
561 | 497 | 463 | 435 | 443 | 491 | 1134 | 1277 | 1081 | 773 | 698 | 627 | 521 | 511 | 452 | 432 | 422 | 412 | 280 | 334 | 311 | 255 | 255 | 209 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 10:28AM1.09m | 10:15PM1.67m | 11:29AM1.05m | 11:12PM1.60m | 12:32PM1.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:18AM-0.04m | 3:46PM0.37m | 5:17AM-0.01m | 4:43PM0.42m | 6:17AM0.04m | 5:45PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | | | |  |  | | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — |
1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | 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 |
 kJ | 561 | 497 | 463 | 435 | 443 | 491 | 1134 | 1277 | 1081 | 773 | 698 | 627 | 521 | 511 | 452 | 365 | 365 | 291 | 279 | 279 | 274 | 255 | 255 | 209 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | S 17 | — | SSE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 58 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 88 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 38 | 140 | 263 | 349 | 350 | 540 | 485 | 393 | 284 | 197 | 258 | 432 | 432 | 422 | 412 | 280 | 334 | 311 | 238 | 161 | 99 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Tathra surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest