Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 7AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 370 | 322 | 131 | 112 | 74 | 48 | 38 | 50 | 27 | 103 | 42 | 41 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 40 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 56 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:55AM1.14m | 9:45PM1.67m | 10:44AM1.17m | 10:35PM1.56m | 11:31AM1.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48AM-0.06m | 3:21PM0.30m | 4:35AM-0.02m | 4:15PM0.33m | 5:18AM0.06m | 5:11PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 169 | 137 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 60 | 42 | 41 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 40 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | E 11 | E 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | S 21 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | NE 10 | S 22 | E 8 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | — | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 56 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 8 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 370 | 322 | 131 | 112 | 74 | 48 | 38 | 50 | 27 | 103 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 403 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 352 | 314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 232 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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