Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 6AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 7 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 177 | 131 | 212 | 323 | 233 | 181 | 170 | 134 | 134 | 106 | 116 | 88 | 88 | 76 | 88 | 104 | 120 | 94 | 81 | 111 | 20 | 20 | 268 | 206 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | off | off |
High Tide | 5:07AM0.86m | 4:51PM1.28m | 5:57AM0.90m | 5:40PM1.34m | 6:37AM0.96m | 6:23PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09PM0.41m | 10:08AM0.57m | 11:58PM0.35m | 11:05AM0.54m | 00:38AM0.29m | 11:54AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | S 15 | S 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 72 | 82 | 323 | 233 | 181 | 170 | 134 | 150 | 141 | 116 | 88 | 88 | 76 | 88 | 104 | 120 | 94 | 81 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 46 | 206 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | NE 6 | S 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 209 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 134 | 106 | 106 | 81 | 81 | 58 | 58 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 20 | — | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 6 | — | E 15 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | S 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | NE 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 8 | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 2 |
| kJ | 177 | 131 | 212 | — | — | 8 | 34 | 90 | 355 | 268 | 201 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 111 | 245 | 286 | 268 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 182 | 317 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 96 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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