Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 5PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 11 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 56 | 117 | 144 | 195 | 10 | 223 | 83 | 116 | 129 | 269 | 303 | 342 | 355 | 147 | 200 | 168 | 143 | 205 | 205 | 156 | 192 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:20PM1.19m | 4:51AM0.94m | 4:21PM1.20m | 5:37AM1.01m | 5:15PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51AM0.64m | 10:30PM0.38m | 10:03AM0.62m | 11:17PM0.34m | 11:06AM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 12 | S 14 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 11 | ENE 11 | S 11 | NE 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 83 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 147 | 200 | 168 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 22 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 11 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | — | — | ENE 11 | E 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | NE 12 | S 16 | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 50 | 56 | 117 | 144 | 195 | 260 | 223 | 80 | 116 | 129 | 269 | 303 | 342 | 355 | 153 | — | — | 143 | 205 | 205 | 156 | 192 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 167 | 412 | 165 | 165 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 334 | 460 | 96 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 471 | 412 | 17 | 0 |
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