
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (05 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 10PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | ENE 8 | NNE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
283 | 361 | 312 | 18 | 234 | 291 | 131 | 86 | 61 | 44 | 30 | 24 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 517 | 471 | 444 | 340 | 319 | 423 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:18PM1.24m | 6:56AM1.33m | 7:09PM1.20m | 7:33AM1.40m | 7:57PM1.15m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:34AM0.24m | 1:11PM0.31m | 1:11AM0.27m | 1:59PM0.25m | 1:46AM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | |
— | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | 7:38 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 |
13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 31 | 193 | 131 | 86 | 61 | 44 | 30 | 20 | 19 | 30 | 32 | 17 | 26 | 27 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
6 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | S 11 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 16 | SSE 6 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
4 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
283 | 361 | 312 | 162 | 234 | 291 | — | — | 5 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 29 | — | 17 | 241 | 517 | 471 | 444 | 340 | 319 | 423 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 472 | 472 | 194 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 523 | 373 | 17 | 32 | 0 | 17 | 38 | 171 | 307 | 477 | 71 | 51 | 58 | 71 |
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