Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 5PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | NE 7 | SE 8 | E 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 56 | 55 | 130 | 207 | 169 | 53 | 37 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 25 | 17 | 33 | 66 | 93 | 31 | 208 | 299 | 440 | 929 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:55PM1.38m | 3:48AM0.95m | 4:01PM1.45m | 5:05AM0.97m | 5:05PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09AM0.40m | 9:53PM0.31m | 9:16AM0.43m | 11:05PM0.22m | 10:25AM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | E 14 |
| kJ | 32 | 56 | 47 | 65 | 100 | 95 | 53 | 37 | 23 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 13 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 42 | 32 | 55 | 41 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | E 8 | E 7 | E 11 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | E 9 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | E 16 | SE 10 | E 15 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 21 | 130 | 207 | 169 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 47 | 30 | 66 | 93 | 99 | 208 | 299 | 440 | 929 | 1473 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 316 | 412 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 22 | 32 | 227 | 165 | 165 |
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