Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 3PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | NNE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 34 | 33 | 19 | 99 | 327 | 653 | 227 | 181 | 50 | 64 | 126 | 90 | 80 | 76 | 64 | 62 | 122 | 42 | 27 | 56 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:25PM1.37m | 1:09AM0.99m | 1:27PM1.37m | 2:30AM0.93m | 2:38PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50AM0.37m | 7:11PM0.32m | 6:45AM0.44m | 8:29PM0.31m | 7:53AM0.49m | 9:48PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 4 | NNE 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | NE 6 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 36 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 99 | 327 | 274 | 14 | 181 | 50 | 36 | 75 | 90 | 80 | 76 | 64 | 62 | 42 | 170 | 88 | 56 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | NNE 6 | S 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 11 | S 7 | ENE 10 | NNE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 54 | 34 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 12 | NE 7 | SSW 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | NE 8 | NNE 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | — | S 16 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 33 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | — | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SSW 10 | S 11 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 4 | N 4 | WNW 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 38 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | 653 | 227 | — | — | 64 | 126 | 29 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 44 | 122 | 8 | 40 | 28 | 61 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 58 | 105 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 167 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 17 | 96 | 0 | 0 |
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