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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 3 am Saturday 25 Apr 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
21.6° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tathra today?
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 10AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 | N 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | |
110 | 101 | 74 | 68 | 50 | 35 | 40 | 97 | 67 | 101 | 108 | 94 | 78 | 93 | 74 | 96 | 109 | 96 | 72 | 58 | 39 | 25 | 23 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:45AM1.36m | 4:11PM1.06m | 3:52AM1.32m | 5:02PM1.13m | 4:51AM1.28m | 5:45PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:47AM0.20m | 9:38PM0.52m | 10:40AM0.21m | 10:45PM0.47m | 11:24AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 10 |
 kJ | 110 | 101 | 74 | 68 | 50 | 35 | 31 | 67 | 56 | 101 | 108 | 94 | 78 | 64 | 74 | 96 | 109 | 96 | 72 | 58 | 39 | 25 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | NNE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 6 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 33 | 32 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | E 11 | N 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | S 16 | N 10 | N 10 | SE 6 | N 10 | E 7 | N 10 | S 14 | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 27 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 22 | 34 | 40 | 97 | 67 | — | — | — | — | 93 | — | — | — | 118 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 471 | 471 | 46 | 39 |
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