Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 1PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 133 | 127 | 137 | 193 | 251 | 239 | 367 | 279 | 272 | 200 | 164 | 247 | 355 | 303 | 237 | 215 | 179 | 200 | 194 | 248 | 276 | 251 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 9:34AM1.47m | 10:06PM1.20m | 10:17AM1.48m | 11:01PM1.11m | 11:07AM1.47m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02PM0.15m | 3:55AM0.29m | 4:57PM0.16m | 4:39AM0.37m | 5:58PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | S 10 |
| kJ | 133 | 127 | 101 | 143 | 251 | 239 | 172 | 140 | 124 | 113 | 56 | 59 | 355 | 303 | 237 | 215 | 179 | 200 | 19 | 18 | 276 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | S 15 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 137 | 193 | 108 | 104 | 367 | 279 | 272 | 200 | 60 | 34 | 84 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 35 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 15 | NE 9 | — | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 12 | S 13 | — | S 15 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 49 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | — | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | 59 | 106 | 129 | 173 | 278 | 241 | 186 | 183 | 164 | 247 | 443 | — | — | — | — | — | 194 | 248 | 408 | 251 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 122 | 412 | 165 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 96 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
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