Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 4PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | ENE 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 19 | S 18 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 18 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 318 | 49 | 48 | 89 | 37 | 434 | 259 | 284 | 82 | 231 | 250 | 173 | 35 | 161 | 161 | 19 | 62 | 57 | 114 | 126 | 102 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:42AM1.19m | 8:38PM1.65m | 9:25AM1.23m | 9:24PM1.57m | 10:07AM1.27m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16PM0.26m | 3:19AM-0.00m | 3:07PM0.25m | 3:58AM0.06m | 3:57PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 9 |
| kJ | 50 | 49 | 48 | 30 | 37 | 215 | 120 | 92 | 82 | 63 | 68 | 71 | 35 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 57 | 61 | 60 | 102 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 16 | S 19 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 6 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 62 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 43 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 8 | S 7 | S 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 318 | 77 | 52 | 89 | 104 | 434 | 259 | 284 | — | 231 | 250 | 173 | 47 | 161 | 161 | 80 | 109 | 66 | 114 | 126 | 77 | 88 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 37 | 37 | 51 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 105 | 71 | 0 |
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