Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 11AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 318 | 352 | 575 | 475 | 385 | 330 | 273 | 201 | 186 | 151 | 130 | 158 | 173 | 188 | 188 | 180 | 171 | 164 | 130 | 125 | 96 | 190 | 248 | 239 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:17AM1.37m | 8:33PM1.35m | 8:54AM1.44m | 9:18PM1.28m | 9:34AM1.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:05AM0.16m | 2:26PM0.20m | 2:39AM0.19m | 3:12PM0.16m | 3:15AM0.23m | 4:02PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 |
| kJ | 58 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 385 | 330 | 273 | 201 | 186 | 151 | 130 | 158 | 173 | 188 | 188 | 180 | 171 | 164 | 130 | 125 | 96 | 108 | 106 | 239 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | SE 16 | S 17 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 14 | SE 15 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 10 | 6 | 48 | 48 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 34 | 8 | 89 | 190 | 248 | 100 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ENE 9 | SE 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | 20 | 39 | 38 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 318 | 352 | 575 | 475 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 65 | 110 | 139 | 181 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 139 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 97 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 32 | 156 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 373 | 165 | 22 | 0 |
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