Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 6PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 19 | SSE 18 | S 8 | S 5 | S 17 | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 262 | 210 | 169 | 200 | 210 | 235 | 63 | 64 | 100 | 65 | 93 | 146 | 111 | 74 | 118 | 452 | 256 | 116 | 109 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:24PM1.57m | 10:07AM1.27m | 10:09PM1.45m | 10:49AM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58AM0.06m | 3:57PM0.27m | 4:35AM0.14m | 4:48PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 5 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 6 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 73 | 93 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 64 | 60 | 58 | 45 | 101 | 100 | 74 | 61 | 126 | 256 | 116 | 109 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 19 | S 19 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | ENE 9 | S 12 | SSE 18 | ENE 10 | SSE 18 | ENE 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 64 | 63 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 51 | 9 | 25 | 31 | 10 | 31 | 11 | 36 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 17 | SE 13 | ENE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 10 | SSE 18 | S 17 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 93 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 24 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 8 | S 5 | E 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | ESE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 262 | 210 | 169 | 200 | 210 | 235 | 88 | 61 | 100 | 65 | 1 | 146 | 111 | 44 | 118 | 452 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 22 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 51 | 51 | 139 | 32 | 33 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 71 | 139 |
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