Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (28 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 10PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 16 | S 10 | S 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 154 | 293 | 555 | 1141 | 358 | 255 | 300 | 391 | 494 | 501 | 302 | 271 | 219 | 207 | 225 | 436 | 336 | 306 | 221 | 149 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:02PM1.13m | 10:58AM1.60m | 00:01AM1.07m | 11:51AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31AM0.35m | 5:52PM0.05m | 5:22AM0.41m | 6:54PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 51 | 31 | 80 | 307 | 245 | 126 | 131 | 391 | 318 | 294 | 283 | 271 | 219 | 207 | 225 | 436 | 336 | 306 | 221 | 149 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 13 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 20 | 24 | 42 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 84 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 218 | 150 | 99 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | NE 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 10 | E 8 | NE 10 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | SE 15 | E 14 | SE 15 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 13 | 39 | 71 | 76 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 7 | — | — | NNW 2 | — | NNE 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 154 | 293 | 555 | 1141 | 358 | 255 | 300 | 326 | 494 | 501 | 302 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 29 | 77 | 120 | 218 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 545 | 472 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 373 | 412 | 165 | 32 |
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