Tathra surf break

Tathra surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
20.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tathra today?

The current surf forecast for Tathra at 7AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (17 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)6s
Evening (17 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
5
4
4
4
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.9
S
1.3
S
0.1
E
2.5
S
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
S
3
SSW
2.4
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.4
S
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)888101377710101111111112121111111213121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)192110331935895884318108197231998129518962296203624491559146515352419230621511967
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
5
SW
10
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SSW
10
SE
15
SE
10
S
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:51AM
1.34
8:10PM
1.54
8:42AM
1.29
8:52PM
1.60
9:35AM
1.22
9:38PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:46AM
0.15
1:52PM
0.16
2:36AM
0.07
2:32PM
0.21
3:29AM
0.03
3:15PM
0.27
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise--6:26-------6:26-------6:28-----
Sunset-----5:31-------5:30-------5:30--
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C17161517171714121211101517171412101091416161512
Feels °C (?)1514141312119766691010887761113131310
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