Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 10PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 177 | 117 | 110 | 106 | 119 | 73 | 69 | 66 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 37 | 53 | 44 | 56 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:54PM1.30m | 11:30AM1.29m | 11:40PM1.15m | 12:13PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:48PM0.31m | 5:11AM0.23m | 5:41PM0.36m | 5:46AM0.33m | 6:39PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 11 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 13 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 177 | 117 | 110 | 106 | 119 | 73 | 69 | 66 | 35 | 18 | 24 | 56 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 56 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | S 17 | ENE 11 | E 5 | ENE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 5 | E 6 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 10 | E 14 | ESE 14 | SE 6 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 29 | 24 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 33 | 34 | 7 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 10 | 37 | 36 | 11 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | S 17 | ENE 10 | SE 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ESE 5 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | 21 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 26 | — | 13 | 37 | 53 | 44 | 29 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 139 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 17 | 0 |
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