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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 12 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
19.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tathra today?
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 2PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 6 | |
209 | 218 | 231 | 290 | 251 | 235 | 256 | 256 | 251 | 216 | 211 | 192 | 208 | 84 | 82 | 57 | 57 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:47PM1.21m | 4:43AM1.22m | 5:30PM1.33m | 5:41AM1.23m | 6:13PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20AM0.24m | 10:45PM0.44m | 11:03AM0.22m | 11:43PM0.32m | 11:47AM0.21m | 00:38AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 |
 | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | 5:01 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 5 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
 kJ | 209 | 218 | 231 | 104 | 251 | 235 | 256 | 256 | 251 | 216 | 211 | 21 | 21 | 84 | 82 | 35 | 37 | 38 | 21 | 38 | 39 | 19 | 20 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 15 | N 10 | SE 6 | E 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 166 | 161 | 108 | 3 | 72 | 72 | 44 | 43 | 40 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 57 | 57 | 40 | 39 | 16 | 15 | 40 | 41 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 24 | NE 9 | S 23 | S 22 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | N 10 | — | E 11 | N 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 2 | — | 9 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | — | ENE 5 | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 290 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 192 | 208 | 25 | 34 | — | 21 | — | — | 22 | 25 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 139 | 161 | 161 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 139 | 139 | 161 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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