Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 2AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 183 | 373 | 372 | 237 | 237 | 244 | 257 | 316 | 549 | 574 | 619 | 555 | 701 | 1117 | 897 | 921 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:52PM1.27m | 7:28AM1.33m | 7:39PM1.28m | 8:04AM1.43m | 8:27PM1.27m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09AM0.22m | 1:37PM0.28m | 1:46AM0.21m | 2:25PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 21 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 27 | 31 | 23 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 19 | 14 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | S 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | NE 8 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 183 | 373 | 285 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 364 | 406 | 475 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 897 | 921 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | E 11 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 21 | — | — | S 16 | S 20 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | — | — | 5 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 647 | 595 | 334 | 478 | 372 | 237 | 237 | 244 | 257 | 316 | 549 | 574 | 619 | 555 | 701 | 1117 | 11 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 403 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 59 | 0 |
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