Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 6AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 5 | S 5 | NE 6 | S 6 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 55 | 39 | 28 | 79 | 71 | 176 | 91 | 94 | 97 | 128 | 98 | 62 | 42 | 64 | 49 | 34 | 301 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:58PM1.30m | 9:15AM1.43m | 9:41PM1.23m | 9:49AM1.44m | 10:23PM1.15m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00AM0.23m | 3:37PM0.18m | 3:32AM0.29m | 4:20PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 30 | 25 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 27 | 21 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 5 | S 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 46 | 39 | 27 | 24 | 79 | 71 | 50 | 50 | 56 | 57 | 128 | 98 | 62 | 35 | 22 | 49 | 34 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 7 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 43 | 41 | 39 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 39 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 22 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 5 | S 3 | S 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | 75 | 55 | — | — | — | 84 | 176 | 91 | 94 | 97 | 164 | — | — | 42 | 64 | 5 | 136 | 301 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 412 | 165 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 38 | 125 | 227 |
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