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Tathra Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Far South (39 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Tathra surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 26 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
20.8° C
(Which is 3.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tathra today?
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 3AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
1312 | 1866 | 1274 | 2044 | 1961 | 2058 | 1905 | 1559 | 1535 | 1382 | 1194 | 1045 | 944 | 800 | 733 | 831 | 901 | 641 | 670 | 695 | 682 | 682 | 738 | 666 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:08PM1.27m | 5:17AM1.08m | 5:46PM1.33m | 6:08AM1.04m | 6:21PM1.38m | 6:56AM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:27PM0.41m | 11:15AM0.35m | 00:18AM0.35m | 11:51AM0.39m | 1:02AM0.29m | 12:27PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 1312 | 1866 | 1274 | 2044 | 1961 | 2058 | 1905 | 1559 | 1535 | 1382 | 1194 | 1045 | 944 | 800 | 733 | 831 | 901 | 641 | 670 | 695 | 682 | 682 | 738 | 666 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 16 | SSE 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 60 | 57 | 74 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 46 | 47 | 33 | 45 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 4 | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 15 | 6 | — | — | 9 | 20 | 35 | 18 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 4 | — | SSW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 16 | 94 | 37 | 51 | 47 | 24 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 |
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