Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 1AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 250 | 230 | 320 | 320 | 320 | 320 | 307 | 282 | 276 | 216 | 704 | 1191 | 671 | 469 | 272 | 272 | 908 | 967 | 694 | 484 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:37PM1.40m | 5:54AM1.06m | 5:41PM1.41m | 6:43AM1.15m | 6:38PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37PM0.18m | 11:22AM0.46m | 00:28AM0.15m | 12:24PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 250 | 230 | 320 | 320 | 320 | 320 | 307 | 282 | 276 | 216 | 165 | 101 | 84 | 55 | 55 | 41 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | 35 | 36 | 36 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 18 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | S 16 | E 8 | E 16 | E 16 | — | E 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 704 | 1191 | 671 | 469 | 272 | 272 | 908 | 967 | 694 | 484 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 26 | 232 | 403 | 403 | 37 | 51 | 139 | 232 | 165 | 51 | 0 |
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