Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 2AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 284 | 284 | 313 | 477 | 489 | 494 | 838 | 1032 | 711 | 788 | 750 | 599 | 585 | 546 | 459 | 480 | 548 | 338 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:39PM1.28m | 8:04AM1.43m | 8:27PM1.27m | 8:43AM1.52m | 9:17PM1.24m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:46AM0.21m | 2:25PM0.18m | 2:24AM0.21m | 3:13PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | S 16 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 5 | 313 | 359 | 369 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 711 | 788 | 750 | 599 | 585 | 546 | 459 | 334 | 293 | 222 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | E 11 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 14 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 64 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 20 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 3 | S 4 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 284 | 284 | 249 | 477 | 489 | 494 | 838 | 1032 | 5 | 48 | 294 | 360 | 336 | 163 | 149 | 480 | 548 | 338 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 32 | 22 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 161 | 33 | 33 | 26 | 26 | 194 | 26 | 0 |
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