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Tathra Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Far South (39 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Tathra surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 18 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.8° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tathra today?
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 9AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | S 7 | S 8 | |
820 | 813 | 770 | 690 | 606 | 705 | 688 | 588 | 588 | 497 | 508 | 484 | 455 | 462 | 586 | 706 | 807 | 731 | 672 | 604 | 604 | 502 | 435 | 411 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 9:29AM1.14m | 9:21PM1.70m | 10:28AM1.09m | 10:15PM1.67m | 11:29AM1.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22AM-0.04m | 2:54PM0.32m | 4:18AM-0.04m | 3:46PM0.37m | 5:17AM-0.01m | 4:43PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
 kJ | 820 | 813 | 770 | 690 | 606 | 705 | 688 | 588 | 588 | 497 | 508 | 484 | 455 | 462 | 586 | 706 | 807 | 731 | 672 | 604 | 604 | 502 | 435 | 411 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 16 | 48 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 44 | 177 | 270 | 223 | 192 | 350 | 372 | 253 | 230 | 267 | 411 | 387 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 26 | 33 | 26 | 26 | 0 |
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