Tathra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.71° S 149.98° E

Issued: 9 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tathra sea temperature is

16.4° 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 (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tathra at 2PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	13s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s
Evening (11 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 11						Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tue 14
	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	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	E 12	E 11	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 10	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSW 10	SSW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	135	113	96	116	110	74	100	65	45	28	29	17	21	22	23	40	59	58	57	10	10	8	10	10
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	NE	NNE	NW	NNW	N	NW	W	W	W	W	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	5:06AM1.01m				5:18PM1.55m				6:15AM1.03m				6:15PM1.64m					7:17AM1.06m				7:10PM1.71m
Low Tide			10:39AM0.36m				00:15AM0.13m				11:39AM0.35m					1:14AM0.03m			12:37PM0.34m					2:08AM-0.04m


	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09
	—	—	—	4:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	5:00
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	11	16	16	13	11	10	11	11	13	16	15	11	10	10	9	10	15	19	18	14	12	12	11
Feels °C	6	8	12	12	9	7	6	7	6	7	10	9	7	7	7	6	7	12	16	13	9	8	9	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	NE 4	E 10	ESE 10	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	ESE 9	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 7	S 7	N 4	S 6	SSW 10
kJ	135	95	82	49	22	74	100	36	36	17	13	9	17	22	23	40	59	58	57	9	8	6	3	10
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 11	ESE 10	ESE 7	SE 8	E 10	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NNE 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 7	SSW 10	S 6
kJ	90	113	96	116	110	37	20	65	45	28	29	17	7	16	8	6	6	1	1	10	10	8	10	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	SE 8	S 15	S 14	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 11	SSW 4	SSW 9	SSW 10	SSW 4	S 6	—	—	—	E 11	E 8	N 5	NNE 5	S 16	S 16
kJ	5	5	4	4	35	4	4	9	9	12	2	17	21	2	3	—	—	—	2	1	1	3	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 2	NNW 2	N 3	NE 4	N 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	N 5	W 4	W 4	W 3	W 3	WNW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NNW 3	N 3	N 3	N 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	WNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3
kJ	1	1	2	12	50	37	64	52	16	12	8	8	3	3	2	3	5	5	2	1	6	4	7	7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tathra NSW - Far South	Tathra NSW - Far South	Bunga Head NSW - Far South	Aragunnu Beach NSW - Far South	Tathra NSW - Far South	Tathra NSW - Far South	Tathra NSW - Far South	Tathra NSW - Far South	Tathra NSW - Far South	Short Point NSW - Far South	Camel Rock NSW - Far South	Kiddies Corner NSW - Sydney North Coast	Bronte Reef or Bunnies NSW - Sydney South Coast	Wamberal Beach NSW - Newcastle	Caves Beach NSW - Newcastle	Curl Curl NSW - Sydney North Coast	Tathra NSW - Far South	Tathra NSW - Far South	Tathra NSW - Far South	Lakes Entrance VIC - East Coast	Lakes Entrance VIC - East Coast	Hawks Nest-Mungo Brush NSW - Port Macquarie	Lakes Entrance VIC - East Coast	Hawks Nest-Mungo Brush NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	17	32	0	0	0	0	0	20	38	368	334	390	429	348	0	0	0	218	218	520	218	520
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales	Bears Beach	Bears Beach	Mills Point	South Broulee	Bears Beach	North Broulee	Aragunnu Beach	South Broulee	Bears Beach	Bears Beach	Camel Rock						Tathra	Tathra	Tathra
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1						1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Akkorokamui QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Akkorokamui QLD - Gold Coast	Yallingup Beach WA - Margaret River	Yallingup Beach WA - Margaret River	Injidup Point WA - Margaret River	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Lorne Point VIC - Cape Otway	Lorne Point VIC - Cape Otway
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	2	4	1	1	9	9	7	1	1	4	1	1	6	8	7
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	5	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5

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