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Tathra Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Far South (39 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Tathra surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.7° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tathra today?
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 12PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 6 | ENE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | |
515 | 515 | 444 | 427 | 392 | 326 | 445 | 410 | 393 | 237 | 475 | 857 | 879 | 1175 | 1152 | 654 | 445 | 599 | 919 | 651 | 686 | 1724 | 1832 | 1493 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:34AM0.92m | 11:09PM1.32m | 12:26PM0.90m | 11:56PM1.28m | 1:23PM0.90m | 00:49AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28AM0.28m | 4:37PM0.56m | 6:17AM0.32m | 5:23PM0.59m | 7:08AM0.33m | 6:19PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 |
 | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | 5:07 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
8 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
 kJ | 515 | 515 | 444 | 427 | 392 | 326 | 445 | 410 | 279 | 237 | 184 | 146 | 106 | 80 | 60 | 654 | 445 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 39 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | NNE 6 | S 8 | NNE 6 | S 14 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 10 | E 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 80 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 54 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 8 | — | S 17 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 5 | S 5 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 52 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 393 | 243 | 475 | 857 | 879 | 1175 | 1152 | 46 | 53 | 599 | 919 | 651 | 686 | 1724 | 1832 | 1493 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 32 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 91 | 241 | 91 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 91 | 71 | 71 | 58 | 58 | 0 |
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