Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 12PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 122 | 370 | 488 | 479 | 215 | 365 | 125 | 107 | 82 | 91 | 95 | 93 | 115 | 132 | 178 | 141 | 138 | 131 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:30AM1.27m | 9:34PM1.37m | 10:06AM1.32m | 10:17PM1.29m | 10:47AM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:20AM0.15m | 3:26PM0.28m | 3:53AM0.18m | 4:12PM0.28m | 4:27AM0.23m | 5:04PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 125 | 122 | 119 | 125 | 153 | 20 | 149 | 125 | 107 | 82 | 91 | 95 | 93 | 115 | 132 | 178 | 141 | 138 | 131 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 4 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 45 | 33 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 101 | 99 | 86 | 73 | 39 | 14 | 45 | 75 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 11 | S 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | — | — | N 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 9 | S 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 57 | 7 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 41 | 7 | 18 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | — | NW 2 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 370 | 488 | 479 | 215 | 365 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 18 | — | 2 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 32 | 32 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
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