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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 3 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 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
21.0° 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 11PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | |
25 | 26 | 45 | 45 | 59 | 58 | 55 | 51 | 35 | 104 | 119 | 170 | 196 | 152 | 114 | 61 | 93 | 110 | 169 | 200 | 253 | 305 | 183 | 144 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 6:57PM1.35m | 7:15AM1.17m | 7:29PM1.40m | 7:58AM1.13m | 8:01PM1.43m | 8:39AM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17AM0.28m | 1:09PM0.31m | 1:59AM0.24m | 1:40PM0.35m | 2:39AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 19 |
17 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | ENE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
 kJ | 9 | 26 | 45 | 45 | 59 | 58 | 55 | 51 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 240 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 5 | S 4 | SSE 3 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | E 15 | S 15 | S 7 | NE 15 | NE 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 8 | S 15 | — |
| kJ | 25 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 32 | 17 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 3 | S 5 | S 14 | N 15 | — | — | S 15 | — | — | S 15 | — | NE 15 | E 5 | S 16 | NE 15 | E 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 17 | S 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 5 | — | 8 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | ESE 3 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 104 | 119 | 170 | 196 | 152 | 114 | 61 | 93 | 110 | 169 | 200 | 253 | 305 | 183 | 144 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 412 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 228 | 182 | 227 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 412 | 406 | 165 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
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