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Tathra Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Far South (39 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Tathra surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 27 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tathra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tathra sea temperature is
20.7° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tathra today?
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 9PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | |
23 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 43 | 22 | 65 | 57 | 69 | 61 | 52 | 30 | 18 | 25 | 26 | 45 | 45 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 5:45PM1.21m | 5:44AM1.24m | 6:23PM1.29m | 6:32AM1.21m | 6:57PM1.35m | 7:15AM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43PM0.40m | 12:02PM0.25m | 00:32AM0.34m | 12:36PM0.28m | 1:17AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 |
19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 9 | S 8 | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
 kJ | 23 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 43 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 57 | 61 | 52 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 26 | 45 | 45 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | E 6 | NE 9 | S 3 | S 4 | NE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | ENE 9 | S 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 10 | — | E 8 | — | S 19 | E 8 | S 8 | S 17 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | SSW 4 | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 9 | 22 | 65 | 57 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 438 | 228 | 299 | 403 | 282 | 229 | 227 | 120 | 299 | 403 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 59 | 314 | 409 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
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