Tathra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.71° S 149.98° E

Issued: 3 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tathra sea temperature is

16.5°C

Tathra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tathra today (14 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tathra at 12PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Afternoon (14 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	6s
Evening (14 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed morning).
	Monday 14								Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	1	1	1	2	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	S 10	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	S 7	S 7	SSW 8	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 8	S 8	S 10	S 10	S 11
Wave Graph
kJ	144	113	116	102	178	48	220	144	84	86	91	84	495	585	690	686	333	454	687	691	1014	1767	1872	1729
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NNW	N	NE	NE	WNW	SSW	S	SW	WSW	S	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					10:04AM1.37m				10:27PM1.17m				10:42AM1.35m				11:12PM1.06m				11:22AM1.31m
Low Tide		3:48AM0.25m					4:25PM0.25m				4:21AM0.33m				5:13PM0.30m				4:54AM0.42m				6:06PM0.36m


	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	16	23	21	23	23	18	14	12	12	15	12	11	11	10	9	8	8	10	12	13	10	9
Feels °C	14	13	14	21	18	21	20	16	12	10	11	13	6	5	5	4	2	1	1	3	5	6	4	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	S 10	S 10	S 10	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NNE 7	ENE 14	ENE 14	ENE 14	NE 13
kJ	144	113	116	74	49	48	220	144	84	86	91	84	79	60	39	31	21	14	9	5	19	20	20	6
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 11	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	SSE 10	S 9	ENE 13	ENE 13	S 9	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	NE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	NE 7	—	—	S 18
kJ	116	112	82	17	17	17	31	27	17	17	14	16	16	16	6	16	16	16	17	17	2	—	—	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 14	ENE 13	ENE 13	S 16	S 15	S 14	ENE 13	ENE 13	—	—	ENE 13	S 11	—	E 16	E 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	18	18	17	5	4	4	17	17	—	—	16	2	—	5	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 6	NNE 7	S 9	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 7	S 7	SSW 8	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 8	S 8	S 10	S 10	S 11
kJ	—	—	154	102	178	222	349	60	33	52	42	48	495	585	690	686	333	454	687	691	1014	1767	1872	1729
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tathra NSW - Far South	Tathra NSW - Far South	Tathra NSW - Far South	Bunga Head NSW - Far South	Merimbula Bar NSW - Far South	Bunga Head NSW - Far South	Tathra NSW - Far South	Tathra NSW - Far South	Moruya Breakwater NSW - Far South	Tathra NSW - Far South	Tathra NSW - Far South	Bawley Point NSW - South Coast	Zenith Beach NSW - Newcastle	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Blackfellows Point NSW - Far South	Narooma Breakwall NSW - Far South	Narooma Breakwall NSW - Far South	Blackfellows Point NSW - Far South	Blackfellows Point NSW - Far South	Tam O'Shanter TAS - North Coast	Sealers Cove (Wilsons Promontory) VIC - East Coast	Sealers Cove (Wilsons Promontory) VIC - East Coast	Aisling's Beach NSW - Far South	Tathra NSW - Far South
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	17	22	17	0	0	91	0	0	139	487	1155	71	58	58	71	71	547	403	403	37	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	1	2	3	1	1	1	1				3	3	2	2	2				5	5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Cyclops WA - Far South	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	The Guillotine WA - Margaret River	Gas Bay WA - Margaret River	Supertubes WA - Margaret River	Saltwater NSW - Far South	Pink Rocks NSW - Far South
Rating (10 max)	4	6	2	2	1	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	6	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	6	6	4	5	5	5

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