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Tathra surf break

Tathra surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 17 Feb 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
21.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tathra today?

The current surf forecast for Tathra at 12PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (17 Feb)5ft (1.6m)5s
Evening (17 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NNE
1.1
NE
1.6
NE
1.8
NE
0.1
SE
1.9
NE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
1.1
NE
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)5544561377776666101010999998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)41422552124195737328119411914319414892487774555340392725
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
10
NW
10
NNW
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
20
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
0
WSW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
E
15
E
15
SE
5
SE
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		offononcross-
on		cross-
on		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:58AM
1.53
9:41PM
1.14
9:36AM
1.53
10:17PM
1.21
10:15AM
1.50
10:54PM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:34AM
0.36
3:39PM
0.11
3:17AM
0.32
4:12PM
0.09
4:00AM
0.29
4:46PM
0.10
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise--6:31-------6:33-------6:33-----
Sunset-----7:54-------7:53-------7:52--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171516232525222021211921222019181816162121211918
Feels °C (?)171415202122212119201820191718171916162119201919
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