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Tathra Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Far South (39 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Tathra surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 30 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
20.4° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tathra today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 7AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
467 | 468 | 468 | 477 | 418 | 356 | 349 | 300 | 290 | 296 | 296 | 244 | 198 | 194 | 154 | 148 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 85 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:40AM1.00m | 7:32PM1.44m | 8:23AM0.99m | 8:09PM1.45m | 9:05AM0.98m | 8:47PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44AM0.25m | 1:03PM0.44m | 2:24AM0.22m | 1:40PM0.46m | 3:04AM0.20m | 2:18PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 467 | 468 | 468 | 477 | 418 | 356 | 349 | 300 | 290 | 296 | 296 | 244 | 198 | 194 | 154 | 148 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 173 | 127 | 88 | 72 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 40 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 64 | 39 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | ESE 12 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | SSW 9 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 15 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 9 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 16 | — | 19 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 8 | SW 6 | — | SSW 9 | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 3 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 5 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NW 2 |
| kJ | 181 | 335 | 310 | 249 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 32 | — | 86 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 29 | — | 5 | 22 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 96 | 0 | 0 |
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