Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 1PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | NE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | NE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 7 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 196 | 125 | 69 | 92 | 143 | 94 | 114 | 125 | 37 | 47 | 50 | 361 | 645 | 198 | 750 | 462 | 209 | 290 | 443 | 294 | 294 | 349 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | on | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:24AM1.58m | 10:08PM1.19m | 10:09AM1.61m | 11:02PM1.13m | 10:58AM1.60m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03PM0.05m | 3:46AM0.29m | 4:55PM0.03m | 4:31AM0.35m | 5:52PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 6 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | S 15 | S 8 |
| kJ | 78 | 107 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 41 | 74 | 58 | 34 | 47 | 50 | 68 | 38 | 198 | 186 | 160 | 124 | 179 | 245 | 168 | 212 | 271 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | S 7 | S 14 | — | — | S 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | S 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 7 | S 15 | NNE 6 | S 15 |
| kJ | 112 | 58 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 38 | 18 | 17 | 121 | 54 | 82 | 7 | 294 | 4 | 155 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SSW 8 | — | S 16 | NE 8 | NE 7 | S 15 | S 16 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 10 | NNE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | — | 5 | 15 | 13 | 70 | 76 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 196 | 125 | 44 | 92 | 143 | 94 | 114 | 125 | — | — | — | 361 | 645 | — | 750 | 462 | 209 | 290 | 443 | 176 | 294 | 349 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 51 | 478 | 37 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 472 | 37 |
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