
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 2PM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
96 | 71 | 520 | 396 | 549 | 424 | 289 | 233 | 161 | 135 | 145 | 142 | 104 | 107 | 88 | 71 | 57 | 96 | 68 | 119 | 245 | 342 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:51PM1.50m | 2:17AM0.99m | 1:58PM1.44m | 3:29AM1.02m | 3:08PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20AM0.47m | 7:59PM0.13m | 7:28AM0.52m | 9:06PM0.16m | 8:46AM0.54m | 10:09PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
96 | 71 | 49 | 49 | 51 | 424 | 289 | 233 | 161 | 135 | 145 | 142 | 104 | 107 | 88 | 71 | 57 | 39 | 38 | 24 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | E 15 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 14 | S 10 | S 9 | S 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 5 | S 5 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 14 |
4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 4 | 19 | 61 | 15 | 45 | 29 | 11 | 14 | 56 | 56 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | S 10 | E 14 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 45 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | S 11 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 9 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | N 2 | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
266 | 303 | 520 | 396 | 549 | 110 | 59 | 114 | 109 | 32 | 133 | 14 | 15 | — | — | — | 1 | 96 | 68 | 119 | 245 | 342 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 32 | 450 | 96 | 17 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 182 | 51 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 412 | 382 | 32 | 0 |
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