Tathra Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 149.98° E

Issued: 3 am 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tathra sea temperature is
18.6° C

2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Tathra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tathra today (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tathra at 8AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (16 Jun)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (16 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
131
121
105
100
95
87
240
204
147
150
134
137
145
130
145
125
142
139
98
125
141
143
143
143
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
5
NE
10
NE
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
NE
20
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:21AM1.10m
9:09PM1.74m
10:17AM1.09m
10:02PM1.70m
11:12AM1.09m
Low Tide
3:14AM-0.07m
2:39PM0.33m
4:08AM-0.07m
3:34PM0.35m
5:01AM-0.04m
4:31PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:50
4:50
4:50
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
15
20
20
19
19
18
18
17
18
20
18
17
16
15
15
15
19
22
21
19
18
Feels °C
11
10
10
13
17
18
18
17
16
16
15
17
19
17
16
15
13
14
13
17
19
20
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
10
0.8
NE
6
1.1
NE
10
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
Energy kJ
131
121
39
31
68
74
36
204
147
150
134
137
145
130
145
125
142
139
98
125
141
143
143
143
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.7
NE
10
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.2
S
8
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.4
S
11
Energy kJ
41
55
105
100
95
87
96
82
56
50
48
48
30
29
26
14
14
6
4
5
5
20
20
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.5
NE
6
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
11
Energy kJ
68
68
84
112
108
71
15
1
1
3
3
3
3
6
6
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
1.1
NE
10
0.3
W
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
N
2
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
5
0.5
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.3
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
5
Energy kJ
56
47
84
53
24
39
240
1
1
1
2
1
5
5
14
12
55
108
106
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
17
22
0
0
0
0
0
0
32
22
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
17
22
20
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
2
4
5
5
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
5
5
3
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
4
4
4
5
6
9
7
6
6
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