Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (30 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 10PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 212 | 228 | 303 | 320 | 274 | 227 | 227 | 183 | 205 | 340 | 352 | 248 | 184 | 174 | 216 | 233 | 214 | 187 | 142 | 111 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:01PM1.11m | 11:07AM1.47m | 00:03AM1.02m | 12:04PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39AM0.37m | 5:58PM0.19m | 5:30AM0.44m | 7:08PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 131 | 56 | 303 | 320 | 274 | 227 | 227 | 183 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 248 | 184 | 174 | 216 | 233 | 214 | 187 | 142 | 101 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 15 | S 13 | S 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 33 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 15 | S 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 212 | 228 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 205 | 340 | 352 | 15 | 90 | 74 | 25 | — | — | 42 | 82 | 111 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 58 |
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