Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 10PM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 10 | S 19 | S 19 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 147 | 188 | 256 | 251 | 134 | 99 | 106 | 128 | 150 | 266 | 427 | 500 | 440 | 322 | 248 | 241 | 335 | 30 | 29 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:03PM1.29m | 6:00AM1.02m | 5:47PM1.34m | 6:35AM1.11m | 6:28PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53PM0.29m | 11:29AM0.48m | 00:28AM0.24m | 12:15PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | |  | | | |  |  |  | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 147 | 188 | 147 | 133 | 101 | 99 | 106 | 128 | 100 | 98 | 96 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 248 | 47 | 46 | 30 | 29 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | S 18 | S 19 | S 19 | S 16 | SSE 15 | E 11 | E 11 | S 20 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 10 | — | S 15 | S 15 | E 12 | S 15 |
| kJ | 95 | 174 | 256 | 251 | 134 | 79 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 49 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | 34 | 51 | 69 | 150 | 266 | 427 | 500 | 440 | 322 | 376 | 241 | 335 | 481 | 701 | 819 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 161 | 122 | 96 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 412 | 412 | 22 | 17 |
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