Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 3PM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 97 | 105 | 82 | 619 | 574 | 654 | 499 | 631 | 1038 | 1041 | 1716 | 1802 | 1537 | 1177 | 936 | 1052 | 846 | 395 | 290 | 589 | 660 | 298 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 10:42AM1.35m | 11:12PM1.06m | 11:22AM1.31m | 00:02AM0.96m | 12:07PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21AM0.33m | 5:13PM0.30m | 4:54AM0.42m | 6:06PM0.36m | 5:31AM0.50m | 7:06PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | ENE 13 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 97 | 105 | 82 | 60 | 50 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 664 | 465 | 395 | 290 | 279 | 286 | 298 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 7 | — | — | — | S 19 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 6 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | S 11 | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 19 | — | S 19 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 16 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 8 | SSW 8 | — |
| kJ | 67 | 71 | 285 | 619 | 574 | 654 | 499 | 631 | 1038 | 1041 | 1716 | 1802 | 1537 | 1177 | 936 | 1052 | 846 | — | — | 589 | 660 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1155 | 1155 | 71 | 59 | 58 | 62 | 91 | 403 | 403 | 403 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 32 | 17 | 0 |
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