Tathra Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 149.98° E

Tathra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tathra sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.5° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tathra at 9PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)--
Afternoon (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (19 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.6
NE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.6
NE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.6
NE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
NE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
522
604
582
533
513
523
582
543
582
645
617
543
543
533
467
425
354
314
314
267
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
E
0
E
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
E
5
NE
5
NW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:13AM1.26m
1:08PM1.22m
1:06AM1.11m
1:57PM1.23m
Low Tide
6:10PM0.42m
6:40AM0.25m
7:13PM0.46m
7:20AM0.34m
8:22PM0.48m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:05
5:06
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
14
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
14
13
12
11
Feels °C
10
10
11
9
9
7
7
7
11
11
9
9
8
8
7
9
11
10
10
8
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