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Tathra surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia
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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
19.7° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tathra today?
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 2AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | |
1119 | 1829 | 1701 | 1124 | 1357 | 993 | 812 | 351 | 471 | 493 | 437 | 383 | 646 | 584 | 646 | 327 | 327 | 230 | 262 | 226 | 217 | 260 | 350 | 313 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 00:49AM1.25m | 2:21PM0.93m | 1:45AM1.23m | 3:15PM1.00m | 2:44AM1.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:19PM0.62m | 8:00AM0.33m | 7:25PM0.63m | 8:49AM0.31m | 8:36PM0.60m | 9:35AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | E 13 | E 13 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
25 | 25 | 26 | 44 | 769 | 585 | 427 | 351 | 286 | 273 | 230 | 201 | 314 | 375 | 375 | 84 | 85 | 230 | 262 | 226 | 217 | 260 | 350 | 313 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | — | — | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 12 | S 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
2 | — | — | — | 43 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 49 | 115 | 118 | 155 | 108 | 144 | 198 | 189 | 179 | 236 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 15 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 13 | S 14 | E 12 | S 14 | S 14 | N 10 | N 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 81 | 148 | 72 | 93 | 91 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1119 | 1829 | 1701 | 1124 | 1357 | 993 | 812 | — | 471 | 493 | 437 | 383 | 646 | 584 | 646 | 327 | 327 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 139 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 71 |
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