Tathra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.71° S 149.98° E

Issued: 10 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tathra sea temperature is

17.8°C

Tathra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tathra today (16 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tathra at 6PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s
Evening (16 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 16						Saturday 17								Sunday 18
	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	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5
Wave Graph
kJ	217	302	264	258	221	166	135	135	109	129	169	115	136	120	82	80	78	100	58	59	68	55
Wind (km/h)	NNE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNW	WNW	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	N	NW	NW	NW	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide			12:25PM1.29m				1:38AM0.88m				1:16PM1.24m					2:45AM0.86m				2:17PM1.20m
Low Tide	5:51AM0.55m				7:31PM0.36m				6:38AM0.60m					8:32PM0.39m			7:38AM0.64m					9:34PM0.40m


	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:17	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	17	17	17	16	15	14	13	14	17	18	17	17	16
Feels °C	12	13	12	12	13	13	14	13	14	14	13	14	14	13	13	11	12	13	13	13	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7
kJ	217	302	264	258	221	166	135	135	109	129	169	115	136	120	82	80	78	100	58	35	35	34
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 10	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	NE 4	SE 11	ENE 10	SE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	E 5	SE 10	NE 4	SE 10	SE 10	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11
kJ	147	9	9	18	20	59	43	42	15	59	20	59	21	21	15	27	11	26	24	22	22	22
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	E 13	E 13	E 13	S 16	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	SE 11	ENE 10	S 13	ENE 10	S 12	S 11	SE 10	ENE 10	SE 10	ENE 10	ENE 11	SE 9	E 12	E 12
kJ	9	3	3	4	5	20	20	20	58	20	3	20	3	2	27	21	27	22	22	14	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ENE 3	E 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	ENE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5
kJ	—	—	7	15	17	26	39	33	12	6	8	15	20	26	13	24	19	8	26	59	68	55
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Merimbula Bar NSW - Far South	Merimbula Bar NSW - Far South	Squeaky Beach (Wilsons Promontory) VIC - East Coast	Squeaky Beach (Wilsons Promontory) VIC - East Coast	Aragunnu Beach NSW - Far South	Aragunnu Beach NSW - Far South	Bunga Head NSW - Far South	Tathra NSW - Far South	Tathra NSW - Far South	Merimbula Bar NSW - Far South	Rennies Beach NSW - South Coast	Rennies Beach NSW - South Coast	Bunga Head NSW - Far South	Bunga Head NSW - Far South	Tathra NSW - Far South	Tathra NSW - Far South	Tathra NSW - Far South	Aussie pipe NSW - South Coast	Aussie pipe NSW - South Coast	Aussie pipe NSW - South Coast	Bunga Head NSW - Far South	Tathra NSW - Far South
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	22	22	413	413	32	32	17	0	0	22	156	156	17	17	0	0	0	182	182	182	17	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales	Bears Beach	Aragunnu Beach			Aragunnu Beach	South Broulee	Mills Point	Pink Rocks	Bears Beach	Aragunnu Beach			Aragunnu Beach	North Broulee	Pink Rocks	Pink Rocks	Bears Beach				South Broulee	Bears Beach
Rating (10 max)	2	2			2	2	2	2	2	2			2	1	1	1	1				1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Steep Point WA - North West	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Rennies Beach NSW - South Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	2	2	2	3
Header Global	Sea Vista South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Albatross South Africa	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Papatowai New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Afife Portugal	Kaka Point New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Injidup Carpark Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Albatross South Africa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Nugget Point New Zealand	Albatross South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	7	5	4

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