Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 8AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | NE 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 143 | 128 | 155 | 261 | 314 | 325 | 317 | 244 | 233 | 188 | 149 | 117 | 86 | 275 | 316 | 53 | 417 | 256 | 171 | 359 | 324 | 141 | 104 | 300 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:37AM0.96m | 6:23PM1.40m | 7:13AM1.02m | 7:02PM1.44m | 7:48AM1.08m | 7:40PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:38AM0.29m | 11:54AM0.48m | 1:14AM0.23m | 12:38PM0.43m | 1:47AM0.19m | 1:19PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 143 | 128 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 317 | 244 | 233 | 188 | 149 | 117 | 86 | 58 | 60 | 53 | 55 | 55 | 43 | 165 | 156 | 141 | 104 | 300 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | SE 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 9 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 39 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 45 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 37 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 88 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | NE 12 | — | E 12 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 16 | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 8 | S 14 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | 20 | 19 | — | 5 | — | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 155 | 261 | 314 | 325 | 396 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 73 | 106 | 200 | 275 | 316 | 246 | 417 | 256 | 171 | 359 | 324 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 194 | 34 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 182 | 0 | 0 |
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