Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 12AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 5 | S 16 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 207 | 98 | 82 | 144 | 141 | 5 | 548 | 858 | 675 | 461 | 872 | 670 | 538 | 859 | 826 | 908 | 919 | 755 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:53PM1.55m | 6:50AM1.14m | 6:45PM1.57m | 7:33AM1.22m | 7:33PM1.55m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:43AM0.07m | 12:24PM0.32m | 1:26AM0.05m | 1:16PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 7 | NNE 4 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 9 | SSE 22 | SSE 22 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 207 | 98 | 82 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 538 | 94 | 93 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NNE 4 | E 10 | NE 4 | E 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | SSE 22 | SSE 22 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 23 | S 22 | E 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 47 | 49 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 29 | 50 | 94 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 41 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | E 10 | NNE 3 | E 10 | S 16 | E 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | SSE 22 | E 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | S 22 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 96 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | S 8 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 10 | S 9 | WSW 4 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | 144 | 141 | 160 | 548 | 858 | 675 | 461 | 872 | 670 | 13 | 859 | 826 | 908 | 919 | 755 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 139 | 182 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 536 | 1016 | 623 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 357 | 51 |
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