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Tathra surf break

Tathra surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
19.0° C
 (Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tathra today?

The current surf forecast for Tathra at 3PM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Afternoon (15 Jan)8ft (2.4m)7s
Evening (15 Jan)8ft (2.5m)7s

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

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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
NE
2.1
NE
2.3
NE
2.5
NE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
E
4
ESE
4
ESE
4.5
ESE
4
ESE
4
ESE
4
ESE
4.5
ESE
4.5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5.5
E
5.5
E
5.5
E
4.5
E
4.5
E
Period(s) (?)6777788888910101010101011111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)311370458583562750112710421852221727703336313629913463382247725552566268987451690147384067
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
30
NE
35
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
35
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		onononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:38AM
1.34
7:35PM
0.90
7:22AM
1.39
8:19PM
0.93
8:04AM
1.45
8:59PM
0.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:42PM
0.33
12:43AM
0.50
2:23PM
0.27
1:29AM
0.48
3:02PM
0.21
2:12AM
0.44
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
Sunrise5:56-------5:56-------5:58-------
Sunset----8:21-------8:20-------8:20---
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202020201919191919181717171817171818191818181818
Feels °C (?)191918171917171717161314141514141415161515151516
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