Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 12PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 17 | S 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 17 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 162 | 134 | 146 | 135 | 140 | 60 | 92 | 46 | 52 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 256 | 117 | 122 | 37 | 63 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 97 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:01PM1.22m | 2:16AM0.84m | 2:06PM1.20m | 3:33AM0.85m | 3:13PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16AM0.57m | 8:15PM0.44m | 7:15AM0.61m | 9:26PM0.44m | 8:28AM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 7 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NNE 4 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 | S 9 |
| kJ | 162 | 134 | 104 | 99 | 74 | 55 | 53 | 37 | 38 | 24 | 25 | 6 | 39 | 117 | 122 | 37 | 33 | 21 | 52 | 69 | 24 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 17 | SSE 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 9 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 10 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 60 | 100 | 146 | 135 | 140 | 60 | 92 | 46 | 52 | 25 | 6 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 18 | 37 | 100 | 100 | 87 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 14 | SE 9 | NNE 4 | E 12 | S 14 | S 14 | E 12 | E 12 | S 17 | S 17 | NNE 4 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 17 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 2 | 63 | 102 | 12 | 6 | 97 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | SSW 8 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | WNW 2 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | 256 | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 38 | 39 | 1 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 22 | 299 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
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