Tathra surf break

Tathra surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 AEDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tathra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tathra sea temperature is
19.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tathra today?

The current surf forecast for Tathra at 7AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (18 Jan)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (18 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.4
E
1.7
ENE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
0.8
ESE
1.8
E
1.9
E
2
E
Period(s) (?)9999898899999998888811101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11641056963848839428401363460460421390408370326319256244206173164706711802
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononglassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:44AM
1.50
9:36PM
1.00
9:22AM
1.53
10:13PM
1.03
9:59AM
1.54
10:50PM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:12AM
0.44
3:39PM
0.17
2:52AM
0.42
4:14PM
0.14
3:32AM
0.40
4:48PM
0.12
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise--5:58-------6:00-------6:01-----
Sunset------8:20-------8:19-------8:19-
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11-11-------------------
Temp. °C181718181919181818171819202019181919192020201918
Feels °C (?)151515151617161716151818181818171818181817181919
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