Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 10AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SE 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SE 10 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 757 | 661 | 448 | 392 | 269 | 211 | 183 | 268 | 207 | 110 | 234 | 229 | 110 | 291 | 286 | 165 | 113 | 402 | 349 | 641 | 194 | 299 | 162 | 253 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:21AM1.15m | 8:17PM1.47m | 8:55AM1.21m | 8:54PM1.43m | 9:30AM1.27m | 9:34PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18AM0.16m | 2:00PM0.33m | 2:49AM0.14m | 2:42PM0.30m | 3:20AM0.15m | 3:26PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 17 | S 7 |
| kJ | 757 | 661 | 448 | 392 | 269 | 211 | 183 | 110 | 98 | 110 | 105 | 82 | 76 | 82 | 133 | 165 | 113 | 113 | 153 | 194 | 21 | 16 | 99 | 134 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | NE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 17 | ENE 9 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 39 | 53 | 50 | 35 | 62 | 141 | 147 | 17 | 113 | 113 | 110 | 88 | 73 | 58 | 45 | 45 | 30 | 21 | 13 | 54 | 16 | 92 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 17 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 9 | S 17 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 34 | 15 | 14 | 35 | 33 | 18 | 34 | 27 | 26 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | — | SSW 8 | S 8 | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 102 | 176 | 268 | 207 | 105 | 234 | 229 | — | 291 | 286 | — | — | 402 | 349 | 641 | 194 | 299 | 162 | 253 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 139 | 0 | 0 |
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