Tathra surf break

Tathra surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 12 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
21.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tathra today?

The current surf forecast for Tathra at 4AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (13 Mar)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (13 Mar)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
1
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
S
2.2
SSW
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.8
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
1.9
S
1.6
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)77111313131010101099981110899915161817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5984232654084143896278479387014452642151731441331201019976106170492443
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
20
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:26AM
1.21
5:48PM
0.87
5:27AM
1.26
6:37PM
0.93
6:19AM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:37PM
0.62
11:42AM
0.41
10:50PM
0.60
12:32PM
0.34
11:51PM
0.54
1:12PM
0.27
Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise----6:54-------6:56-------6:56---
Sunset-------7:22-------7:21-------7:20
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161413121317181916151312121619191917161515192121
Feels °C (?)109108811121311131110101315161816151515181920
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