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Tathra surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia
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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
21.3° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tathra today?
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 5PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 6 | NE 6 | |
663 | 617 | 505 | 416 | 344 | 318 | 241 | 177 | 166 | 114 | 109 | 146 | 127 | 125 | 110 | 101 | 74 | 68 | 50 | 35 | 33 | 52 | 74 | 98 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 1:55PM0.98m | 1:34AM1.41m | 3:08PM1.00m | 2:45AM1.36m | 4:11PM1.06m | 3:52AM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36AM0.15m | 7:03PM0.54m | 8:44AM0.18m | 8:22PM0.55m | 9:47AM0.20m | 9:38PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | |
— | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | 5:21 | |
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Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
663 | 617 | 505 | 416 | 344 | 318 | 241 | 177 | 166 | 114 | 109 | 146 | 127 | 125 | 110 | 101 | 74 | 68 | 50 | 35 | 29 | 29 | 58 | 98 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 5 | ESE 8 |
492 | 325 | 376 | 302 | 275 | 244 | 158 | 122 | 78 | 78 | 81 | 74 | 73 | 44 | 33 | 32 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 30 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | SE 8 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 7 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 81 | 76 | 101 | 71 | 65 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | N 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 28 | 37 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 24 | 14 | 19 | 28 | 33 | 52 | 74 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 182 | 165 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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