Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 8AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 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) | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
131 | 121 | 105 | 100 | 95 | 87 | 240 | 204 | 147 | 150 | 134 | 137 | 145 | 130 | 145 | 125 | 142 | 139 | 98 | 125 | 141 | 143 | 143 | 143 | |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:21AM1.10m | 9:09PM1.74m | 10:17AM1.09m | 10:02PM1.70m | 11:12AM1.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14AM-0.07m | 2:39PM0.33m | 4:08AM-0.07m | 3:34PM0.35m | 5:01AM-0.04m | 4:31PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 6 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
131 | 121 | 39 | 31 | 68 | 74 | 36 | 204 | 147 | 150 | 134 | 137 | 145 | 130 | 145 | 125 | 142 | 139 | 98 | 125 | 141 | 143 | 143 | 143 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ENE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | NE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
41 | 55 | 105 | 100 | 95 | 87 | 96 | 82 | 56 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 37 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 6 | S 3 | S 3 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 11 | — | — | — |
— | — | 68 | 68 | — | — | 84 | 112 | 108 | 71 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 10 | — | W 2 | WSW 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | NNE 4 | — | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 |
56 | 47 | 84 | 53 | 24 | 39 | 240 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | 14 | 12 | 55 | 108 | 106 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 20 |
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