Tathra surf break

Tathra surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 16 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tathra today?

The current surf forecast for Tathra at 9AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (16 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.1
E
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)98888888881110137771010111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)180109785755404930192111113488583444984971109115591701203420711761
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
0
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
S
10
SSW
15
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassoffglassoncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise--6:24-------6:26-------6:26-----
Sunset-----5:34-------5:31-------5:30--
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161514192220181716171517181714131312131517171412
Feels °C (?)1615131819181715141514141311887689101098
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