Tathra Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 149.98° E

Tathra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tathra sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.4° 

Tathra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tathra today (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tathra at 10AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (16 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (16 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s

Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
2
3
3
4
3
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
7
3
SSW
8
2.5
S
8
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
9
2
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.2
S
9
1.5
S
9
2.1
S
8
2.3
SSW
8
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
499
677
1038
958
1552
1847
1616
1273
917
665
847
725
332
608
721
299
270
229
196
196
159
99
97
74
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
0
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
11:12PM1.06m
11:22AM1.31m
00:02AM0.96m
12:07PM1.26m
1:02AM0.88m
1:01PM1.22m
Low Tide
4:54AM0.42m
6:06PM0.36m
5:31AM0.50m
7:06PM0.41m
6:16AM0.57m
8:15PM0.44m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
10
14
14
11
9
9
8
7
11
14
13
12
10
10
9
9
14
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
3
2
2
3
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
9
9
9
9
8
8
6
6
11
11
13
14
12
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