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Tathra surf break

Tathra surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
19.4° C
 (Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tathra today?

The current surf forecast for Tathra at 7AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (17 Jan)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (17 Jan)10ft (3.0m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
2.3
ENE
2.5
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)1010101010101010910999910999999998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2350215421341997202619191643149514419011198128812711271674554455449421399408399319339
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononglassglassononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:04AM
1.45
8:59PM
0.97
8:44AM
1.50
9:36PM
1.00
9:22AM
1.53
10:13PM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:29AM
0.48
3:02PM
0.21
2:12AM
0.44
3:39PM
0.17
2:52AM
0.42
4:14PM
0.14
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise--5:58-------5:58-------6:00-----
Sunset------8:20-------8:20-------8:19-
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
23222111211221-1---11211
Temp. °C171718181818181717171818191919191818171920191918
Feels °C (?)141415151415151514151615161617171618171819171818
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