Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 5AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 780 | 540 | 404 | 326 | 250 | 132 | 169 | 208 | 232 | 703 | 974 | 1008 | 884 | 738 | 652 | 476 | 424 | 402 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:38PM1.42m | 7:26AM1.24m | 7:28PM1.40m | 8:04AM1.32m | 8:14PM1.36m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:12AM0.14m | 1:18PM0.31m | 1:51AM0.15m | 2:07PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 404 | 326 | 250 | 125 | 169 | 208 | 232 | 703 | 974 | 1008 | 884 | 738 | 652 | 476 | 424 | 402 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 11 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 32 | 35 | 21 | 132 | 86 | 63 | 173 | 16 | 35 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | E 14 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 20 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 50 | 16 | 4 | — | — | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 780 | 540 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 47 | 63 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 139 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 412 | 412 | 22 | 20 |
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