Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 2AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 5 | NE 5 | E 12 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ESE 9 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 13 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 65 | 68 | 69 | 64 | 55 | 35 | 106 | 269 | 17 | 57 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 116 | 112 | 98 | 7 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:30AM1.02m | 1:00PM1.25m | 1:30AM0.91m | 1:54PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39PM0.41m | 6:23AM0.43m | 7:44PM0.45m | 7:05AM0.50m | 8:56PM0.47m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | S 12 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 56 | 50 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 18 | 32 | 30 | 17 | 57 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | E 12 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | S 7 | SE 14 | ESE 9 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | E 11 | E 11 | S 12 | E 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 29 | 13 | 69 | 64 | 55 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 65 | 68 | 61 | 35 | 23 | 30 | 106 | 269 | 376 | 235 | 187 | 128 | 132 | 116 | 112 | 98 | 85 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 165 | 165 | 22 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
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