Tathra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.71° S 149.98° E

Issued: 10 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tathra sea temperature is

17.5°C

Tathra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tathra today (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tathra at 1PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Evening (03 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 3						Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	S 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	SSW 6	SSW 7	S 7	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8
Wave Graph
kJ	124	149	118	102	116	77	67	67	65	67	83	83	86	71	49	49	253	407	467	639	804	568	415	264
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW	SW	WSW	W	E	ENE	SE	SSW	SSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	S	SW	WNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				4:17PM1.32m					5:29AM1.16m				5:20PM1.28m				6:16AM1.25m				6:18PM1.24m
Low Tide		10:04AM0.51m					11:04PM0.19m				11:16AM0.46m				11:52PM0.21m				12:18PM0.38m				00:34AM0.24m


	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50
	—	—	—	7:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:36	—	—	—	7:37
mm	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	6	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	19	19	18	17	15	14	13	14	18	19	17	15	13	12	11	13	17	19	19	15	12	9	9
Feels °C	16	17	15	15	15	14	14	13	14	16	17	17	15	8	9	6	7	10	12	12	9	9	6	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	NE 9	ENE 9	S 8	S 8
kJ	124	149	118	102	102	77	67	67	65	67	83	83	86	71	49	49	19	19	12	7	20	8	415	264
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 14	S 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	S 5	S 5	SSE 5	S 4	S 4	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 8	NNE 8	NE 8	E 10	ENE 9	ENE 10
kJ	11	15	4	7	7	7	6	6	17	12	7	3	1	6	6	5	14	8	7	6	2	7	16	18
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	SE 13	SE 13	S 14	S 15	S 14	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	—	—	—	SE 12	—	—	—	—	NE 8	—	NE 9
kJ	4	7	7	4	4	4	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	2	—	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 8	S 4	S 5	S 6	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	—	—	—	—	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	S 7	S 7	S 8	S 8	—	—
kJ	—	10	17	100	116	76	40	23	32	—	—	—	—	24	112	160	253	407	467	639	804	568	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	51	139	139	139	0	0	0	0	232	529	20	0	91	0	71	71	71	467	467	218	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1				1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1				3	4	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	1	1	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	4	1	4	5	5	4	2	2	3	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5

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