Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 1PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 127 | 158 | 173 | 188 | 188 | 176 | 173 | 168 | 133 | 127 | 137 | 193 | 251 | 239 | 367 | 279 | 272 | 91 | 120 | 139 | 149 | 164 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:54AM1.44m | 9:18PM1.28m | 9:34AM1.47m | 10:06PM1.20m | 10:17AM1.48m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12PM0.16m | 3:15AM0.23m | 4:02PM0.15m | 3:55AM0.29m | 4:57PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 127 | 158 | 173 | 188 | 188 | 176 | 173 | 168 | 133 | 127 | 101 | 143 | 251 | 239 | 167 | 136 | 104 | 86 | 56 | 61 | 84 | 164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 13 | S 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 49 | 137 | 193 | 108 | 104 | 367 | 279 | 272 | 64 | 60 | 33 | 7 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | NE 10 | SE 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 15 | NE 10 | — | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | SE 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 65 | 124 | 151 | 170 | 245 | 209 | — | 91 | 120 | 139 | 149 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 182 | 22 | 156 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 412 | 165 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 167 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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