Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 9AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 04). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 6 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 237 | 270 | 367 | 306 | 270 | 233 | 196 | 173 | 201 | 201 | 227 | 227 | 201 | 206 | 348 | 320 | 314 | 275 | 269 | 258 | 226 | 216 | 328 | 764 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:38AM0.95m | 3:25PM1.39m | 4:53AM0.99m | 4:37PM1.40m | 5:54AM1.06m | 5:41PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49AM0.53m | 10:35PM0.21m | 10:10AM0.52m | 11:37PM0.18m | 11:22AM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 237 | 270 | 367 | 306 | 270 | 214 | 196 | 173 | 201 | 201 | 227 | 227 | 201 | 206 | 348 | 320 | 314 | 275 | 269 | 258 | 226 | 216 | 165 | 138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 116 | 93 | 105 | 51 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 85 | 63 | 61 | 47 | 48 | 36 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 7 | SE 8 | S 12 | E 18 | — | S 15 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 8 | 45 | 3 | 7 | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 8 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 53 | 115 | 110 | 233 | 166 | 135 | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 328 | 764 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 26 | 232 | 403 |
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