Tathra surf break

Tathra surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 25 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
21.1° C
(Which is 3.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tathra today?

The current surf forecast for Tathra at 6PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (25 May)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (25 May)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
ENE
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
13
2.5
ENE
13
2.4
ENE
12
2.4
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1513
1342
1342
1342
1342
1227
1248
1269
1290
1312
1312
1312
1312
2116
2078
2078
2116
2098
1905
1703
1697
1841
1929
2233
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
0
WNW
5
ESE
10
SE
5
S
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
WSW
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:25PM1.20m
4:21AM1.13m
5:08PM1.27m
5:17AM1.08m
5:46PM1.33m
Low Tide
9:54AM0.26m
10:28PM0.47m
10:36AM0.31m
11:27PM0.41m
11:15AM0.35m
00:18AM0.35m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
6:58
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:54
4:53
4:53
5
3
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
17
19
18
17
16
15
14
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
19
18
17
16
16
16
14
16
18
17
17
16
15
13
14
14
14
15
15
16
15
15
14
15
19
19
17
16
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
ENE
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.4
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
13
2.5
ENE
13
2.4
ENE
12
2.4
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
1513
1342
1342
1342
1342
1227
1248
1269
1290
1312
1312
1312
1312
1590
2078
2078
2116
2098
1905
1703
1697
1841
35
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.5
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
44
39
66
61
54
47
25
23
21
21
20
55
22
23
14
42
80
102
103
101
99
71
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
17
0.3
S
10
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
7
6
1
7
7
7
6
4
4
6
18
6
8
5
5
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSW
6
2.5
ENE
12
2.4
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
Energy kJ
6
12
2116
770
1929
2233
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
17
26
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
8
9
9
9
9
5
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
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