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Tathra Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Far South (39 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Tathra surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 13 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.9° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tathra today?
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 7AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | |
256 | 256 | 231 | 196 | 192 | 251 | 86 | 84 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 52 | 76 | 139 | 167 | 135 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:43AM1.22m | 5:30PM1.33m | 5:41AM1.23m | 6:13PM1.46m | 6:38AM1.22m | 6:57PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45PM0.44m | 11:03AM0.22m | 11:43PM0.32m | 11:47AM0.21m | 00:38AM0.19m | 12:32PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
 kJ | 256 | 256 | 231 | 196 | 192 | 170 | 86 | 84 | 57 | 43 | 36 | 28 | 29 | 17 | 31 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 52 | 76 | 139 | 137 | 135 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 44 | 43 | 40 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | N 10 | N 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | ENE 5 | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 251 | 31 | 40 | 41 | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 167 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 412 | 161 | 32 | 32 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 17 | 0 |
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