Tathra Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 149.98° E

Tathra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tathra sea temperature is
16.1° C
0.6° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tathra at 12AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (22 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
267
267
225
225
220
220
220
120
164
134
131
113
76
76
56
56
41
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
E
5
NNW
5
SW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:05AM0.98m
2:48PM1.24m
3:13AM0.90m
3:40PM1.26m
Low Tide
8:22PM0.48m
8:02AM0.42m
9:33PM0.47m
8:49AM0.49m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
12
14
17
19
15
13
12
10
10
12
13
14
10
9
Feels °C
10
9
8
8
9
12
15
16
13
10
9
7
7
8
7
8
5
4
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