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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 9 am Tuesday 26 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
21.0° C
(Which is 3.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tathra today?
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 12PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | E 11 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | |
1290 | 1194 | 1194 | 1312 | 1312 | 1565 | 1897 | 2233 | 1999 | 2098 | 1946 | 1731 | 1405 | 1261 | 1082 | 960 | 944 | 913 | 777 | 1109 | 1487 | 1343 | 1672 | 2267 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:21AM1.13m | 5:08PM1.27m | 5:17AM1.08m | 5:46PM1.33m | 6:08AM1.04m | 6:21PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36AM0.31m | 11:27PM0.41m | 11:15AM0.35m | 00:18AM0.35m | 11:51AM0.39m | 1:02AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 |
 | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | 4:52 |
— | — | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 |
 kJ | 1290 | 1194 | 1194 | 1312 | 1312 | 1565 | 1897 | 2233 | 1999 | 2098 | 1946 | 1731 | 1405 | 1261 | 1082 | 960 | 944 | 913 | 777 | 1109 | 1291 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 | SSE 7 | S 11 | S 16 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 60 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 66 | 51 | 47 | 33 | 8 | 21 | 9 | 20 | 8 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | S 14 | S 14 | — | SW 4 | S 13 | SW 4 | S 11 | SSW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 6 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 8 | S 4 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 16 | 114 | 44 | 1089 | 1487 | 1343 | 1672 | 2267 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 33 | 212 | 165 | 165 | 161 |
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