Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 6AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 134 | 92 | 119 | 110 | 86 | 75 | 55 | 41 | 47 | 85 | 167 | 522 | 675 | 3097 | 2389 | 783 | 498 | 294 | 442 | 318 | 778 | 810 | 1121 | 1174 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:13AM0.90m | 3:40PM1.26m | 4:24AM0.86m | 4:32PM1.29m | 5:28AM0.87m | 5:21PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49AM0.49m | 10:40PM0.44m | 9:41AM0.53m | 11:38PM0.39m | 10:35AM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NE 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 11 |
| kJ | 134 | 92 | 113 | 110 | 86 | 75 | 55 | 41 | 47 | 85 | 167 | 522 | 21 | 1329 | 1148 | 783 | 498 | 294 | 244 | 7 | 320 | 360 | 1030 | 536 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | NE 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 19 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 18 | 75 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSW 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 15 | — | E 8 | E 8 | S 15 | E 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 63 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | SW 3 | SSW 8 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | NW 3 | WNW 2 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 119 | 17 | 35 | 75 | 154 | 133 | 102 | 107 | 107 | 24 | 675 | 3097 | 2389 | — | 4 | 1 | 442 | 318 | 778 | 810 | 1121 | 1174 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 251 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
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