Tathra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.71° S 149.98° E

Issued: 10 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tathra sea temperature is

17.5°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 (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tathra at 5AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 02). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Evening (03 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning).
	Mon 2		Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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)	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	S 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	128	145	145	116	138	147	153	131	75	55	40	40	40	65	83	93	83	69	71	50
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNW	WNW	WNW	W	SE	SE	SSE	S	S	S	SW	SW	ENE	ENE	E	WNW	SSW	SW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	glassy	off	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				4:34AM1.08m				4:17PM1.32m					5:29AM1.16m				5:20PM1.28m
Low Tide		10:09PM0.18m				10:04AM0.51m					11:04PM0.19m				11:16AM0.46m				11:52PM0.21m


	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	7:36
mm	—	—	—	—	1	—	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	16	15	16	18	17	17	17	16	15	14	14	17	18	17	16	15	14	13
Feels °C	18	18	17	15	16	17	17	17	16	15	15	14	14	16	16	17	17	12	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	10	12	145	116	138	147	153	131	75	49	40	40	40	65	83	93	83	69	71	50
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 14	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 14	S 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 4	S 4	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	5	8	12	12	11	15	4	7	7	7	6	6	11	7	7	4	3	6	6	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	E 13	SE 14	S 16	S 15	SE 13	SE 13	S 14	S 15	S 9	S 8	S 8	SE 12	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	SE 12	—	—
kJ	1	3	8	5	4	7	7	4	4	2	1	1	6	1	4	4	4	6	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 6	—	NE 6	—	S 3	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	—	—	—	—	S 4	SSW 5	SSW 6
kJ	128	145	—	162	—	4	14	35	51	55	25	17	23	—	—	—	—	6	84	160
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	17	0	0	0	0	26	26	26	34	58	58	0	0	139	268	182	0	32	171	71
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				1	1		1
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	3	3	3	2	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5

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