Tathra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.71° S 149.98° E

Issued: 10 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tathra sea temperature is

18.0°C

Tathra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tathra today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tathra at 2PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s
Evening (06 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s

Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat morning).
	Friday 6						Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	S 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 8
Wave Graph
kJ	135	86	61	44	30	25	25	27	25	25	607	594	420	319	281	331	339	424	507	507	475	446	470	420
Wind (km/h)	NW	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	N	NNW	W	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	6:56AM1.33m				7:09PM1.20m				7:33AM1.40m				7:57PM1.15m					8:08AM1.44m				8:42PM1.11m
Low Tide			1:11PM0.31m				1:11AM0.27m				1:59PM0.25m				1:46AM0.31m					2:42PM0.20m				2:20AM0.35m


	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48
	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:38	—	—	—	7:39
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	16	18	18	17	16	14	12	15	13	15	13	11	10	9	9	11	12	14	14	11	11	11	11
Feels °C	11	13	15	15	15	14	13	11	13	6	8	6	4	4	3	3	5	5	7	7	5	6	6	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 6	S 6	S 6	NNE 5	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 11	SE 9
kJ	135	86	61	44	30	20	19	22	31	16	26	16	28	17	17	18	17	17	17	17	18	18	22	31
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	SSE 6	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 6	NNE 6	S 15	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	—	—	E 12	E 12	NE 13	N 13	NE 13	ENE 11
kJ	27	27	26	25	25	25	25	12	25	25	9	3	4	1	2	2	—	—	11	3	7	3	7	22
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	—	E 14	E 14	E 14	S 16	ENE 9	SSE 6	—	S 18	S 15	S 17	S 15	S 15	N 14	—	N 14	—	N 13	—	—	NE 13	NE 13
kJ	2	3	—	4	4	4	5	25	11	—	6	4	6	4	4	4	—	4	—	3	—	—	7	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NE 3	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	—	S 6	S 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 8
kJ	—	—	4	10	10	13	19	27	—	228	607	594	420	319	281	331	339	424	507	507	475	446	470	420
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	32	523	373	32	32	0	0	17	171	286	746	613	51	58	71	51	869	403	403	37	37	37	26
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Rating (10 max)	1	1			1	1	1	1	1					2	2	2	2				2	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	6	2	4	5	4	4	4	1	1	2	3	3	2	5	4	3	2	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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