Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 1AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 463 | 401 | 384 | 470 | 220 | 202 | 220 | 417 | 345 | 321 | 229 | 149 | 136 | 100 | 98 | 261 | 567 | 635 | 655 | 542 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:01AM1.07m | 11:51AM1.56m | 1:06AM1.01m | 12:51PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22AM0.41m | 6:54PM0.09m | 6:20AM0.47m | 7:59PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 236 | 294 | 283 | 328 | 220 | 202 | 220 | 417 | 345 | 321 | 229 | 149 | 136 | 100 | 98 | 71 | 70 | 49 | 50 | 542 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | S 14 | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 14 | E 16 | — | — | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 214 | 15 | 9 | 218 | 150 | 100 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 30 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | N 11 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 15 | NE 6 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 26 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | — | N 6 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | — |
| kJ | 463 | 401 | 384 | 470 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 54 | 88 | 119 | 215 | 205 | 183 | 261 | 567 | 635 | 655 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 478 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 373 | 373 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 165 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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