Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (21 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 9PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 18 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 177 | 200 | 183 | 229 | 215 | 193 | 193 | 169 | 229 | 292 | 341 | 400 | 365 | 308 | 289 | 250 | 382 | 414 | 6 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:15PM1.22m | 6:16AM1.11m | 6:05PM1.25m | 6:52AM1.22m | 6:52PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56PM0.29m | 12:01PM0.48m | 00:33AM0.25m | 12:50PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 11 | NE 9 | S 10 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 215 | 193 | 193 | 169 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 308 | 289 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | E 11 | S 16 | S 16 | E 11 | — | — | S 16 | E 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | E 16 | S 16 | — | S 20 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 7 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 177 | 200 | 183 | 229 | — | — | — | — | 229 | 292 | 341 | 400 | 365 | — | — | 250 | 382 | 414 | 701 | 782 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 472 | 471 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 412 | 182 | 32 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 96 | 403 | 165 | 165 | 22 |
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