Tathra Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 149.98° E

Issued: 3 am 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tathra sea temperature is
18.4° C

2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Tathra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tathra today (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tathra at 9AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (18 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (18 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
12
0.8
ENE
12
1.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
11
1.5
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
142
139
122
142
141
143
143
141
174
174
303
128
222
235
199
160
113
111
107
79
68
66
66
65
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
S
15
ESE
5
SE
0
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:02PM1.70m
11:12AM1.09m
10:56PM1.61m
12:08PM1.10m
11:50PM1.49m
1:03PM1.12m
Low Tide
5:01AM-0.04m
4:31PM0.38m
5:53AM0.02m
5:31PM0.43m
6:43AM0.10m
6:35PM0.47m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:50
4:50
4:50
 mm
2
Temp °C
16
15
15
19
21
20
19
17
16
17
17
19
20
18
15
15
15
13
13
16
19
17
15
13
Feels °C
14
13
13
17
19
18
16
14
14
15
15
17
16
15
11
11
11
10
10
14
16
14
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
12
0.8
ENE
12
0.7
NE
11
0.7
NE
11
0.8
ENE
11
1.5
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.7
ENE
11
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NE
8
Energy kJ
142
139
122
142
141
143
143
141
174
174
133
128
154
235
199
122
113
96
70
82
69
53
45
35
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
10
0.7
NE
11
0.7
NE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.4
S
14
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
Energy kJ
16
6
6
6
9
20
20
36
39
39
37
37
32
121
121
160
62
111
107
79
68
66
66
65
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.4
S
15
0.2
S
8
0.3
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
8
6
24
29
15
67
6
32
54
27
25
39
37
37
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.5
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.9
NE
6
1.8
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.8
NNE
7
0.3
WNW
4
0.4
NW
3
1
NNE
8
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.5
NW
4
0.4
SW
4
Energy kJ
16
14
39
83
83
138
223
303
278
222
344
3
2
120
3
1
6
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
17
17
20
20
20
20
20
0
22
0
0
0
17
0
0
0
20
26
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
5
5
3
2
3
5
5
4
4
2
4
4
4
9
4
2
5
1
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
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