Tathra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.71° S 149.98° E

Issued: 10 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tathra sea temperature is

17.5°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tathra today (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tathra at 1PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Evening (02 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 2						Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	S 6	S 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	86	96	160	156	119	140	159	143	131	173	158	125	138	100	69	71	71	69	69	62	73	62	62	50
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NE	NE	NE	N	N	NNW	W	WSW	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	SW	WNW	WNW	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	SW	S	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				3:08PM1.37m				4:34AM1.08m				4:17PM1.32m					5:29AM1.16m				5:20PM1.28m
Low Tide		8:46AM0.54m				10:09PM0.18m				10:04AM0.51m					11:04PM0.19m				11:16AM0.46m				11:52PM0.21m


	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50
	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	7:36
mm	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	1	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	3
Temp °C	14	19	20	20	19	17	16	15	16	17	17	16	16	15	13	12	13	16	18	17	16	14	13	12
Feels °C	13	16	17	19	18	17	17	16	17	17	16	15	14	14	13	12	13	14	15	16	16	12	11	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	NE 7	S 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7
kJ	86	38	24	24	10	140	12	143	131	173	158	125	96	69	69	71	71	69	69	62	73	62	62	50
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	S 8	SE 14	S 8	S 8	S 8	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 7	S 6	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	55	6	5	5	5	12	8	12	5	5	7	7	7	7	6	6	28	21	14	9	14	12	6	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	E 13	E 13	S 9	SE 14	S 16	SE 14	S 15	S 14	—	—	S 15	S 14	S 8	S 14	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	—	—
kJ	6	5	3	3	1	8	5	8	4	4	—	—	4	4	1	4	6	6	6	6	6	6	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 6	NE 7	—	—	—	S 4	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 5	S 5	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 4	SSW 5
kJ	—	96	160	156	119	187	159	—	—	—	21	120	138	100	53	35	58	—	—	—	—	—	33	149
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tathra NSW - Far South	Long Reef Bombie NSW - Sydney North Coast	Cowrie Beach VIC - Phillip Island	Buckleys Reef (Wilsons Promontory) VIC - East Coast	Bunga Head NSW - Far South	Bunga Head NSW - Far South	Tathra NSW - Far South	Tathra NSW - Far South	Tathra NSW - Far South	Pambula Rivermouth NSW - Far South	Pambula Rivermouth NSW - Far South	Pambula Rivermouth NSW - Far South	Tathra NSW - Far South	Tathra NSW - Far South	Tathra NSW - Far South	Tathra NSW - Far South	Tathra NSW - Far South	Aragunnu Beach NSW - Far South	Peggys NSW - Illawarra	Aragunnu Beach NSW - Far South	Aragunnu Beach NSW - Far South	Tathra NSW - Far South	Tathra NSW - Far South	Golf Course Reef NSW - South Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	352	471	412	17	17	0	0	0	26	26	26	0	0	0	0	0	32	268	32	32	0	0	161
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Rating (10 max)	1				1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Cat Bay (Shelly Beach) VIC - Phillip Island	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Bullies SA - East Coast	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	The Farm NSW - Illawarra	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	1	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	4	4	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4

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