Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 11AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 135 | 135 | 126 | 129 | 149 | 100 | 136 | 120 | 82 | 66 | 64 | 75 | 46 | 54 | 66 | 80 | 44 | 72 | 67 | 52 | 92 | 133 | 169 | 193 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:38AM0.88m | 1:16PM1.24m | 2:45AM0.86m | 2:17PM1.20m | 3:54AM0.88m | 3:20PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:38AM0.60m | 8:32PM0.39m | 7:38AM0.64m | 9:34PM0.40m | 8:51AM0.64m | 10:30PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 135 | 135 | 126 | 129 | 149 | 100 | 136 | 120 | 82 | 66 | 64 | 75 | 46 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 33 | 65 | 44 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 7 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 43 | 42 | 58 | 59 | 20 | 59 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 19 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | SE 9 | E 12 | E 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 8 | E 10 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 28 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 34 | 38 | 31 | — | 30 | 23 | 23 | 54 | 66 | 80 | 44 | 72 | 67 | 52 | 92 | 133 | 169 | 193 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 17 | 0 | 32 | 471 | 182 | 96 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 468 | 471 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 316 | 412 | 412 | 165 | 22 |
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