Tathra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.71° S 149.98° E

Issued: 4 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tathra sea temperature is

18.0°C

Tathra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tathra today (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tathra at 10AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	6s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	5s
Evening (12 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	6s

Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 12								Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 5	S 6	S 8	S 6	S 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 6	S 7	S 11	S 10	S 9	S 9
Wave Graph
kJ	144	98	46	40	49	32	152	187	148	168	64	52	161	273	800	764	671	307	218	208	813	716	632	404
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NNW	N	WNW	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	ENE	ENE	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	S	SE	SSE	S	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide				9:49AM1.44m				10:23PM1.15m				10:24AM1.43m					11:06PM1.07m			11:00AM1.40m
Low Tide		3:32AM0.29m				4:20PM0.18m				4:04AM0.36m					5:03PM0.21m			4:37AM0.42m					5:48PM0.25m


	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:14	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	18	28	32	21	16	15	13	12	11	12	14	15	13	12	10	9	9	14	15	14	13	12
Feels °C	14	13	16	25	28	17	13	12	11	9	9	11	13	14	7	5	4	4	4	9	9	8	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	E 8	ESE 8	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	S 6	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	S 12	NNE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	S 9
kJ	144	98	46	35	22	32	23	19	14	13	13	14	36	30	28	22	16	16	16	77	6	8	9	404
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 8	NE 7	E 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ENE 8	E 9	ENE 9	NE 7	E 10	N 12	N 12	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 10	NE 8	ENE 9	NNE 8	NNE 7	ENE 9
kJ	40	38	36	12	6	13	13	12	6	7	6	8	23	8	3	3	9	9	9	9	9	6	5	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	NNE 7	S 16	S 15	WNW 3	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 8	N 12	—	E 16	N 12	N 12	N 12	ENE 10	E 14	—	E 15	NE 7
kJ	5	5	19	5	5	2	6	6	6	6	5	5	14	3	—	5	3	3	3	9	4	—	4	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	—	NNE 5	NE 6	NE 5	SSW 3	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 5	S 6	S 8	S 6	S 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 6	S 7	S 11	S 10	S 9	—
kJ	160	—	40	40	49	7	152	187	148	168	64	52	161	273	800	764	671	307	218	208	813	716	632	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	3	2	1	2	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	46	20	38	171	171	37	51	37	0	0	0	409	403	139	58	0	139	194	139	91	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	2	1	2				2	3				2	2
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	5	5	1	5	7	3	5	4	5	1	4	4	4	4	4	6	3	3	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	6	7	7	4	4	4

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