Tathra Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 149.98° E

Tathra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tathra sea temperature is
16.1° C
0.8° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tathra at 7AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.9
SSW
7
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
SE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.8
S
8
1.2
SSW
7
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.9
NNE
4
1
NNE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
33
86
49
48
40
45
60
46
50
58
56
55
82
147
60
39
30
29
28
20
18
29
40
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
SW
15
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
0
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
N
10
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:10AM1.06m
1:52PM1.33m
2:25AM0.98m
2:55PM1.38m
3:48AM0.95m
4:01PM1.45m
Low Tide
7:11AM0.35m
8:34PM0.38m
8:09AM0.40m
9:53PM0.31m
9:16AM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
9
13
14
14
13
10
10
9
9
14
14
14
13
10
9
9
8
11
14
14
13
10
Feels °C
7
6
5
10
9
10
10
7
6
5
5
11
10
10
11
8
7
7
6
9
10
10
10
7
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