Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 11PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 18 | SSE 10 | S 19 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 859 | 696 | 657 | 255 | 535 | 417 | 295 | 235 | 147 | 248 | 150 | 251 | 134 | 102 | 111 | 133 | 133 | 185 | 96 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:12PM1.24m | 5:22AM0.95m | 5:03PM1.29m | 6:00AM1.02m | 5:47PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14PM0.35m | 10:39AM0.55m | 11:53PM0.29m | 11:29AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | E 12 | S 11 | E 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 3 | 108 | 3 | 417 | 295 | 235 | 147 | 154 | 150 | 106 | 101 | 102 | 111 | 133 | 133 | 100 | 96 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 11 | S 20 | S 19 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 17 | S 18 | S 16 | S 19 | S 16 | SSE 15 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 42 | 96 | 248 | 125 | 251 | 134 | 78 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 11 | — | N 6 | N 6 | SSE 20 | E 11 | — | E 11 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 127 | 2 | — | 2 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 859 | 696 | 657 | 255 | 535 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 31 | 51 | 45 | 33 | 60 | 185 | 319 | 418 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 403 | 403 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 22 | 32 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 161 | 156 | 122 | 22 |
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