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Tathra surf break

Tathra surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
20.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tathra today?

The current surf forecast for Tathra at 12PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (12 Jan)4ft (1.2m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
NE
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.9
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
NE
Period(s) (?)999888881097710107976566666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)257225181143132656869907893721007471230111104115133133166231303
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
W
5
NW
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
W
5
W
10
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrossoffglassonononglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:14AM
1.21
4:29PM
0.90
5:03AM
1.24
5:40PM
0.87
5:52AM
1.29
6:43PM
0.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:55AM
0.51
10:11PM
0.48
12:00PM
0.46
11:02PM
0.51
12:55PM
0.40
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise--5:52-------5:54-------5:54-----
Sunset------8:21-------8:21-------8:21-
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-------------------11254
Temp. °C121314181919181817151721222121201919202019191920
Feels °C (?)101112151515151717151720212123222120191918191719
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