Tathra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.71° S 149.98° E

Issued: 4 am 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tathra sea temperature is

17.9°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tathra today (10 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tathra at 11AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Nov)	7.5ft (2.3m)	11s
Afternoon (10 Nov)	6.5ft (2.0m)	10s
Evening (10 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 10								Wednesday 11								Thursday 12								Fri 13
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	1	0	2	0	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 10	SSE 8	SSE 8	ESE 10	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 9	ESE 6	ESE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	1437	1256	1189	1109	1009	753	609	450	382	300	294	231	170	138	100	82	78	58	110	78	55	76	83	135	40	25
Wind (km/h)	W	W	WNW	E	ENE	ENE	NNE	NW	WNW	WSW	WNW	E	E	SSE	SSE	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	ESE	E	ENE	NE	NNE	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				9:17AM1.48m				10:07PM1.04m				9:53AM1.46m				10:49PM1.00m				10:31AM1.43m					11:33PM0.96m
Low Tide		2:54AM0.39m				4:05PM0.17m				3:28AM0.43m				4:46PM0.18m				4:04AM0.47m					5:28PM0.22m			4:42AM0.51m


	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43
	—	—	—	—	—	7:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	7:44
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	8	11	15	16	17	16	13	12	12	16	20	21	19	17	16	13	13	14	16	17	17	17	17	15	14
Feels °C	7	6	9	12	13	15	14	12	11	11	15	18	19	16	15	14	11	12	13	14	14	14	15	15	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSE 8	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 9	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	1437	1256	1189	1109	1009	753	609	450	382	300	294	231	170	138	100	82	78	58	59	78	49	76	83	135	40	25
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	NNE 3	NE 4	S 9	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	ESE 10	SE 8	NE 5	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	SSE 7	ESE 9	S 7
kJ	14	13	12	26	25	23	20	18	17	2	3	6	4	7	3	3	20	40	4	57	55	54	48	20	26	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	S 10	NNE 12	NNE 12	S 9	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 11	NE 5	NE 11	E 10	S 7	S 6	S 7	NE 9
kJ	6	7	7	6	5	13	14	14	14	17	14	13	6	12	12	12	3	4	11	4	18	8	4	7	15	21
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 3	NNE 3	—	N 4	NE 4	—	S 3	SSE 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	SSE 8	—	—	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 7	N 3	NNW 2
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	—	7	4	—	4	28	70	60	35	110	—	—	3	3	5	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	22	412	22	17	0	0	0	0	22	22	71	91	0	0	0	0	105	139	182	32	17	0	20
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4		3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1			1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	1	2	2	3	4	3	3	1	2	2	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	9	9	9	9	7

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