Tathra Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 149.98° E

Tathra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tathra sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.4° 

Tathra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tathra today (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tathra at 12AM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (19 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
13
0.9
ENE
12
1.4
NE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.6
NE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.6
NE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
103
95
91
53
273
522
604
582
533
513
523
582
543
499
543
543
533
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
NW
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
E
0
ENE
5
WSW
5
W
Wind State
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:23PM1.42m
12:19PM1.21m
00:13AM1.26m
1:08PM1.22m
Low Tide
5:11PM0.37m
6:00AM0.15m
6:10PM0.42m
6:40AM0.25m
7:13PM0.46m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:05
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
11
11
14
13
12
12
11
11
10
11
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
11
9
8
8
8
8
11
11
10
10
8
8
6
8
11
11
9
9
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