Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 2PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 17 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 52 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 306 | 117 | 118 | 35 | 64 | 103 | 101 | 100 | 62 | 87 | 89 | 188 | 6 | 822 | 945 | 716 | 590 | 261 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:06PM1.20m | 3:33AM0.85m | 3:13PM1.20m | 4:36AM0.89m | 4:12PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15AM0.61m | 9:26PM0.44m | 8:28AM0.63m | 10:27PM0.40m | 9:40AM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | S 18 | S 14 | N 6 |
| kJ | 38 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 16 | 117 | 118 | 35 | 32 | 19 | 50 | 66 | 62 | 87 | 89 | 17 | 6 | 2 | — | 6 | 15 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | E 12 | SSW 8 | NNE 4 | S 17 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | NE 4 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | E 11 |
| kJ | 52 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 36 | 101 | 100 | 9 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | NE 4 | S 17 | E 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 6 | SE 13 | SSE 17 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | E 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 3 | 33 | 64 | 103 | 12 | 7 | 57 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 8 | — | NNE 4 | N 2 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | WNW 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | S 10 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 306 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 22 | 1 | 15 | 23 | 188 | 200 | 822 | 945 | 716 | 590 | 261 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 167 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 139 | 314 | 472 | 403 | 51 | 37 |
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