Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 5AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | NE 6 | S 7 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 33 | 25 | 37 | 406 | 144 | 785 | 6 | 127 | 260 | 300 | 228 | 177 | 177 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:01AM0.83m | 3:55PM1.24m | 5:07AM0.86m | 4:51PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08PM0.45m | 9:03AM0.59m | 11:09PM0.41m | 10:08AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 5 | SSW 10 | S 6 | NE 6 | S 15 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 45 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 33 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 144 | 161 | 6 | 112 | 260 | 300 | 228 | 177 | 177 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 10 | NE 6 | S 11 | S 17 | NNE 6 | S 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 38 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 46 | 13 | 110 | 6 | 4 | 82 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 12 | — | — | NE 6 | E 9 | NE 6 | — | — | NNE 6 | — | E 15 | — | — | E 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 14 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 6 | SSW 8 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 406 | 135 | 785 | 114 | 127 | 164 | — | — | 5 | 24 | 62 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 529 | 51 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 317 | 32 | 17 |
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