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Tathra Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Far South (39 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Tathra surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 10 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tathra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tathra sea temperature is
19.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tathra today?
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 1PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | |
425 | 573 | 442 | 340 | 295 | 241 | 279 | 234 | 244 | 582 | 351 | 356 | 313 | 328 | 304 | 245 | 240 | 218 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 220 | 128 | 309 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:15PM1.00m | 2:44AM1.22m | 4:03PM1.09m | 3:44AM1.22m | 4:47PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49AM0.31m | 8:36PM0.60m | 9:35AM0.28m | 9:43PM0.53m | 10:20AM0.24m | 10:45PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 |
 | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | 5:02 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
 kJ | 257 | 295 | 49 | 113 | 118 | 241 | 279 | 234 | 244 | 582 | 351 | 356 | 313 | 328 | 304 | 245 | 240 | 218 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 220 | 128 | 309 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | N 11 | E 13 | E 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 46 | 46 | 2 | 84 | 85 | 159 | 150 | 148 | 198 | 189 | 179 | 236 | 232 | 225 | 219 | 219 | 215 | 161 | 108 | 104 | 72 | 72 | 44 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | S 14 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | S 24 | S 12 | S 22 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 81 | 108 | 72 | 132 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — |
| kJ | 425 | 573 | 442 | 340 | 295 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 33 | 61 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 51 | 71 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 139 |
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