Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 1AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 694 | 624 | 509 | 385 | 856 | 678 | 727 | 770 | 556 | 325 | 229 | 175 | 138 | 109 | 86 | 75 | 74 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:05PM1.62m | 7:07AM1.07m | 6:59PM1.67m | 7:56AM1.13m | 7:50PM1.69m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03AM0.04m | 12:29PM0.34m | 1:52AM-0.01m | 1:24PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 694 | 624 | 509 | 348 | 241 | 103 | 530 | 580 | 463 | 325 | 229 | 175 | 138 | 109 | 86 | 64 | 74 | 74 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 17 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | — | SE 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 56 | 90 | 78 | 88 | 125 | 114 | 111 | 83 | 83 | 59 | 75 | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 12 | S 17 | S 17 | — | S 16 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 55 | 40 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | W 3 | SW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | WNW 2 | — | NNW 4 | NW 3 | — | — | S 8 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 82 | 385 | 856 | 678 | 727 | 770 | 556 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 58 | 63 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 38 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 34 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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