Tathra Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 149.98° E

Tathra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tathra sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.2° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tathra at 6PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)--
Afternoon (14 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (14 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.3
SSW
8
0.3
S
19
0.3
SSE
18
0.9
S
8
1.2
S
5
0.4
S
17
1.1
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
6
0.9
S
7
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
262
210
169
200
210
235
63
64
100
65
93
146
111
74
118
452
256
116
109
104
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
10
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
SE
15
SE
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
Wind State
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:24PM1.57m
10:07AM1.27m
10:09PM1.45m
10:49AM1.29m
Low Tide
3:58AM0.06m
3:57PM0.27m
4:35AM0.14m
4:48PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
12
11
12
12
13
15
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
11
12
13
9
8
9
9
9
11
10
11
11
11
11
12
11
12
11
12
12
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