Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 2PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SE 13 | SSW 12 | SE 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 34 | 7 | 104 | 7 | 370 | 379 | 639 | 1379 | 724 | 783 | 1201 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:44AM0.96m | 7:29PM1.46m | 8:21AM1.00m | 8:07PM1.49m | 8:57AM1.04m | 8:44PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:58PM0.46m | 2:23AM0.20m | 1:39PM0.42m | 2:57AM0.17m | 2:19PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | SE 14 | NNE 4 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SE 13 | SSW 12 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 16 | SE 14 | S 11 |
| kJ | 39 | 31 | 19 | 33 | 5 | 31 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 7 | 104 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 639 | 857 | 10 | 7 | 716 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 14 | S 7 | S 17 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | E 11 | — | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | 7 | 7 | 9 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | S 15 | S 7 | S 17 | S 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | N 4 | — | — | E 13 | — | — | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 34 | 33 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | — | — | NNE 5 | NW 2 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 17 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 66 | 160 | 166 | 181 | 370 | 379 | 51 | 1379 | 724 | 783 | 1201 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 32 | 59 | 32 | 32 | 585 | 639 | 639 | 758 | 691 | 529 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
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