Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 2PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 22 | 34 | 19 | 167 | 54 | 48 | 39 | 48 | 65 | 84 | 90 | 56 | 67 | 65 | 54 | 40 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:56PM1.29m | 1:10AM1.06m | 1:52PM1.33m | 2:25AM0.98m | 2:55PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:23AM0.29m | 7:19PM0.41m | 7:11AM0.35m | 8:34PM0.38m | 8:09AM0.40m | 9:53PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 34 | 22 | 34 | 19 | 21 | 54 | 34 | 25 | 22 | 65 | 84 | 90 | 56 | 67 | 65 | 54 | 40 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 10 | S 12 | ENE 13 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 7 | SE 12 | ENE 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 61 | 47 | 48 | 39 | 48 | 24 | 37 | 16 | 46 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | E 10 | SW 4 | ENE 13 | E 9 | S 8 | ENE 14 | SSE 12 | SE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 12 | ENE 12 | NNE 4 | ENE 12 | ENE 6 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 2 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NNE 2 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 53 | 61 | 51 | 167 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 407 | 286 | 289 | 32 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 182 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 51 | 20 | 0 |
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