Tathra surf break

Tathra surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 14 May 2026 AEST
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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
20.0° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tathra today?

The current surf forecast for Tathra at 9AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (14 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (14 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
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)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
57
57
57
39
38
39
41
41
75
74
146
178
212
197
139
112
95
124
128
135
213
251
270
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
15
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NW
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:41AM1.23m
6:13PM1.46m
6:38AM1.22m
6:57PM1.57m
7:35AM1.21m
7:42PM1.65m
Low Tide
11:43PM0.32m
11:47AM0.21m
00:38AM0.19m
12:32PM0.22m
1:32AM0.08m
1:17PM0.24m
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:01
5:00
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
18
18
18
16
16
15
15
16
19
19
18
16
16
17
16
16
17
17
17
15
15
14
14
16
18
16
17
16
16
14
14
16
16
17
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.5
S
9
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.3
E
6
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
Energy kJ
57
57
34
27
28
28
39
39
41
52
52
85
136
8
8
8
112
95
124
128
135
213
251
270
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
SE
6
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
S
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.5
ENE
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
SE
12
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
9
9
57
57
39
38
15
41
27
27
26
25
14
2
2
2
7
13
7
7
41
1
6
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
S
18
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
13
0.2
S
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
2
2
9
9
9
2
2
2
2
2
9
8
8
6
7
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.6
ENE
5
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
0.9
NE
4
1
NNE
4
0.8
N
4
Energy kJ
51
43
21
75
74
146
178
212
197
139
24
34
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
32
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
32
17
0
0
0
0
17
32
156
17
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
9
9
9
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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