Tathra surf break

Tathra surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 26 Jan 2026 AEDT
Forecast 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
19.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tathra today?

The current surf forecast for Tathra at 9PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)--
Afternoon (26 Jan)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (26 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
SE
1.5
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
Period(s) (?)121212121313121212111111666666666101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12801158111980712301028822808615411317268200216164151136106957947848987
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
0
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
0
WNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
SE
5
ENE
5
NW
5
NW
5
S
5
SW
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
onglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:45PM
1.07
3:31AM
1.34
4:04PM
0.99
4:35AM
1.41
5:27PM
0.96
5:39AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:48PM
0.34
10:14AM
0.37
9:48PM
0.39
11:32AM
0.29
10:55PM
0.42
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise------6:09-------6:09-------6:11-
Sunset--8:15-------8:15-------8:14-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C201918161413152022222017171718232422212019181921
Feels °C (?)181717171412141718181816171720232423222221191921
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