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Tathra surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 06 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Tathra today?
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 1PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 250 | 296 | 311 | 327 | 319 | 284 | 299 | 328 | 502 | 465 | 281 | 357 | 206 | 135 | 112 | 29 | 82 | 28 | 87 | 133 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 149 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:40AM 1.74 | 10:47PM 1.09 | 10:32AM 1.71 | 11:43PM 1.07 | 11:25AM 1.64 | 12:40AM 1.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:38PM -0.08 | 4:03AM 0.35 | 5:33PM -0.05 | 4:57AM 0.40 | 6:27PM 0.01 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tue 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:08 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 31 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 29 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
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