
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 3PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 15 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | 34 | 30 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 350 | 319 | 292 | 181 | 300 | 130 | 5 | 223 | 202 | 328 | 127 | 124 | 90 | 67 | 61 | 129 | 149 | 74 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:13AM1.09m | 8:04PM1.74m | 9:05AM1.12m | 8:55PM1.73m | 9:55AM1.14m | 9:45PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33PM0.31m | 3:00AM-0.07m | 2:27PM0.30m | 3:48AM-0.06m | 3:21PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | |
— | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | 5:02 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | N 3 | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 8 | S 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 |
38 | 34 | 30 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 126 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 167 | 15 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 97 | 74 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | NNW 3 | S 15 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | S 14 | E 11 | S 13 | S 12 | E 11 | E 11 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 |
— | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | S 16 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 15 | E 11 | S 18 | S 15 |
2 | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 25 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | S 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 6 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | — |
3 | 3 | 10 | 61 | 63 | 100 | 350 | 319 | 292 | 181 | 300 | 130 | 187 | 223 | 202 | 328 | 127 | 124 | 90 | 67 | 61 | 129 | 149 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 212 | 529 | 623 | 0 | 51 | 32 | 91 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 51 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 51 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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