Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 9AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 917 | 718 | 921 | 715 | 546 | 520 | 643 | 273 | 252 | 224 | 196 | 166 | 142 | 134 | 95 | 74 | 60 | 51 | 40 | 25 | 41 | 250 | 233 | 878 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 00:02AM0.96m | 12:07PM1.26m | 1:02AM0.88m | 1:01PM1.22m | 2:16AM0.84m | 2:06PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31AM0.50m | 7:06PM0.41m | 6:16AM0.57m | 8:15PM0.44m | 7:15AM0.61m | 9:26PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | ENE 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NNE 4 | S 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 17 | 562 | 435 | 324 | 277 | 309 | 273 | 252 | 224 | 196 | 166 | 129 | 99 | 95 | 74 | 52 | 51 | 37 | 25 | 41 | 61 | 1 | 394 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 17 | NNE 3 | SSE 18 | S 16 | NNE 4 | S 18 | S 14 | NE 4 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 61 | 60 | 100 | 142 | 134 | 92 | 2 | 60 | 43 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | ENE 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SSE 18 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | S 15 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | E 12 | — |
| kJ | — | 18 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 60 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | N 4 | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 917 | 718 | 921 | 715 | 546 | 520 | 643 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 5 | — | 3 | 5 | 250 | 233 | 878 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 182 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 171 | 0 | 0 |
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