Tathra surf break

Tathra surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
21.3° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tathra today?

The current surf forecast for Tathra at 5PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
10
1
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
1
NE
5
1.1
N
6
1.1
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
663
617
505
416
344
318
241
177
166
114
109
146
127
125
110
101
74
68
50
35
33
52
74
98
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:55PM0.98m
1:34AM1.41m
3:08PM1.00m
2:45AM1.36m
4:11PM1.06m
3:52AM1.32m
Low Tide
7:36AM0.15m
7:03PM0.54m
8:44AM0.18m
8:22PM0.55m
9:47AM0.20m
9:38PM0.52m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:31
6:31
6:33
6:33
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5:24
5:22
5:22
5:21
Temp °C
14
16
17
17
17
15
15
14
14
16
20
19
18
16
15
15
14
17
20
20
19
16
16
15
13
15
15
15
16
14
14
12
12
14
16
16
17
15
14
14
12
15
17
18
18
15
16
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
10
1
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
663
617
505
416
344
318
241
177
166
114
109
146
127
125
110
101
74
68
50
35
29
29
58
98
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
13
1.1
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
NE
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.7
NNE
5
0.3
ESE
8
Energy kJ
492
325
376
302
275
244
158
122
78
78
81
74
73
44
33
32
18
14
15
9
12
11
30
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
5
81
76
101
71
65
5
2
2
2
2
20
2
7
13
8
8
20
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
N
3
0.7
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
1
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
1
NE
5
1.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
4
1
1
1
1
12
28
37
29
28
22
24
14
19
28
33
52
74
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
22
22
17
0
0
0
0
17
182
165
17
0
0
0
0
0
32
17
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
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