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Tathra surf break

Tathra surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 08 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
19.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tathra today?

The current surf forecast for Tathra at 8AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (08 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (08 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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

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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
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)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
0.1
S
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
2
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
2.1
NE
3
NE
0.1
S
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
2.5
NE
2.4
NE
2.2
NE
2.1
NE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.9
S
Period(s) (?)777761514148888815141399999997
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26824420018322348748941634651912697771134921781699577440359321
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
N
0
SSE
15
NE
20
NE
10
NE
10
ESE
5
E
10
SSW
5
W
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
5
SW
10
NW
5
NW
10
S
25
SE
25
SE
10
ESE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onglasscross-
off		offcrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:57AM
1.12
12:42PM
1.38
1:45AM
1.14
1:30PM
1.23
2:34AM
1.16
2:22PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:29AM
0.44
7:24PM
0.19
7:28AM
0.49
8:04PM
0.28
8:32AM
0.53
8:43PM
0.36
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise--5:50-------5:50-------5:50-----
Sunset------8:22-------8:22-------8:22-
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202125313029272221192330303227242422293322202019
Feels °C (?)212025282829272423202327262926232421293219161817
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