Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 10PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 149 | 100 | 136 | 120 | 82 | 66 | 64 | 75 | 48 | 45 | 55 | 37 | 39 | 33 | 50 | 28 | 63 | 102 | 131 | 240 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:45AM0.86m | 2:17PM1.20m | 3:54AM0.88m | 3:20PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32PM0.39m | 7:38AM0.64m | 9:34PM0.40m | 8:51AM0.64m | 10:30PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 149 | 100 | 136 | 120 | 82 | 66 | 64 | 75 | 48 | 35 | 44 | 22 | 31 | 33 | 50 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 20 | 59 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 35 | 26 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | SE 9 | E 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 19 | 38 | 34 | 38 | 32 | — | 28 | 23 | 42 | 45 | 55 | 37 | 39 | 30 | — | 28 | 63 | 102 | 131 | 240 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 471 | 182 | 156 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 469 | 471 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 403 | 412 | 412 | 165 | 22 |
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