Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 5AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 85 | 75 | 66 | 60 | 75 | 65 | 57 | 45 | 44 | 28 | 33 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 67 | 1195 | 356 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:43AM0.85m | 2:54PM1.22m | 4:01AM0.83m | 3:55PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:56PM0.47m | 7:58AM0.56m | 10:08PM0.45m | 9:03AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | S 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 82 | 3 | 75 | 66 | 60 | 75 | 65 | 57 | 45 | 44 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 67 | 250 | 254 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SE 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 9 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 39 | 28 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | — | S 13 | S 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NE 6 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | SSE 2 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 150 | 85 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 1195 | 356 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 105 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 529 | 22 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
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