Tathra surf break

Tathra surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
20.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tathra today?

The current surf forecast for Tathra at 9PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)--
Afternoon (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.8
SSE
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.5
E
0.6
E
1.1
NE
1.2
NNE
0.5
NE
0.6
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
ENE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)10118888810105515151414141414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9464769180766049684972106171214268284288288243243299229222219
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
N
15
NE
15
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
N
10
NW
15
WNW
5
SSW
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
10
SW
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offglasscross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:46PM
0.88
12:29AM
1.23
1:54PM
0.85
1:30AM
1.20
3:05PM
0.87
2:35AM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:48PM
0.59
7:45AM
0.41
6:47PM
0.63
8:49AM
0.40
7:59PM
0.64
9:47AM
0.37
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise------6:18-------6:20-------6:20-
Sunset-5:45-------5:43-------5:42------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------------1--
Temp. °C171716171615152224232222212123273026171616151418
Feels °C (?)161616171715142122222221202021262726151516141113
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