Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 6AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 7 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 194 | 173 | 201 | 201 | 227 | 256 | 250 | 250 | 320 | 348 | 320 | 320 | 314 | 307 | 261 | 216 | 581 | 1035 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:53AM0.99m | 4:37PM1.40m | 5:54AM1.06m | 5:41PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35PM0.21m | 10:10AM0.52m | 11:37PM0.18m | 11:22AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 173 | 173 | 201 | 201 | 227 | 256 | 250 | 250 | 320 | 348 | 320 | 320 | 314 | 307 | 261 | 216 | 141 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | 123 | 78 | 58 | 44 | 46 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 18 | E 16 | E 11 | E 16 | E 17 | E 16 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 7 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 194 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 23 | 581 | 1035 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 26 | 253 | 444 |
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