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Tathra surf break

Tathra surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 16 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
19.3° C
 (Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tathra today?

The current surf forecast for Tathra at 5PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (16 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (16 Jan)11ft (3.5m)9s

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

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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
0
!
!
!
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
ENE
3.5
E
3
SE
3.5
ESE
3.5
E
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
4
ESE
4
ESE
4.5
ESE
4.5
ESE
4
E
5
E
5.5
E
5
E
4.5
E
4
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3
E
3
E
2.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)99899910101010111111111111101010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7732042106922362161206924882593268334683792426346693546525462245102397831672528212417381495755
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
35
SE
25
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcross-
on		onononglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:22AM
1.39
8:19PM
0.93
8:04AM
1.45
8:59PM
0.97
8:44AM
1.50
9:36PM
1.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:23PM
0.27
1:29AM
0.48
3:02PM
0.21
2:12AM
0.44
3:39PM
0.17
2:52AM
0.42
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise5:56-------5:58-------5:58-------
Sunset----8:20-------8:20-------8:20---
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
626117445254111122221--11-
Temp. °C181717171717181817171818181817171818181918181817
Feels °C (?)171214131513151415141515141515151514151716161717
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