Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 4AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 26 | 519 | 385 | 300 | 244 | 221 | 262 | 242 | 211 | 211 | 215 | 200 | 183 | 164 | 128 | 111 | 158 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:28PM1.38m | 7:09AM1.20m | 7:09PM1.40m | 7:42AM1.29m | 7:50PM1.39m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:00AM0.19m | 12:58PM0.33m | 1:32AM0.17m | 1:42PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 28 | 26 | 519 | 385 | 300 | 244 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 211 | 211 | 215 | 200 | 183 | 164 | 128 | 111 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | S 10 | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 15 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 424 | 542 | 736 | — | — | — | 221 | 262 | 242 | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 17 | 97 | 88 | 158 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 139 | 139 | 161 | 37 | 0 |
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