Tathra surf break

Tathra surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 13 May 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
19.9° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tathra today?

The current surf forecast for Tathra at 7AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (13 May)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (13 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1.2
SE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.3
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
256
256
231
196
192
251
86
84
57
57
57
57
39
38
39
40
41
41
41
52
76
139
167
135
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
WSW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
5
W
10
E
10
NE
5
N
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:43AM1.22m
5:30PM1.33m
5:41AM1.23m
6:13PM1.46m
6:38AM1.22m
6:57PM1.57m
Low Tide
10:45PM0.44m
11:03AM0.22m
11:43PM0.32m
11:47AM0.21m
00:38AM0.19m
12:32PM0.22m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:01
1
Temp °C
16
17
16
16
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
16
16
15
15
17
19
18
18
16
15
16
16
15
16
16
15
17
16
16
16
17
16
17
17
15
15
14
14
16
17
16
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
S
9
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
6
0.5
ENE
5
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
Energy kJ
256
256
231
196
192
170
86
84
57
43
36
28
29
17
31
40
41
41
41
52
76
139
137
135
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
S
9
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
44
43
40
21
21
21
21
9
9
57
57
57
39
38
39
40
41
41
26
26
24
8
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
22
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.5
SE
6
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
9
27
24
22
20
19
16
2
2
9
9
9
9
15
2
2
2
2
9
8
8
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
9
0.8
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.3
NE
3
1.5
ENE
6
Energy kJ
251
31
40
41
17
1
167
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
139
0
0
0
412
161
32
32
17
0
0
0
32
32
17
0
0
0
0
0
32
32
17
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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