Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (17 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 10PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 69 | 68 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 63 | 103 | 53 | 91 | 53 | 347 | 578 | 604 | 645 | 561 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:35PM1.56m | 11:31AM1.19m | 11:23PM1.42m | 12:19PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:15PM0.33m | 5:18AM0.06m | 5:11PM0.37m | 6:00AM0.15m | 6:10PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 18 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 68 | 69 | 68 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 103 | 20 | 21 | 44 | 347 | 578 | 604 | 645 | 561 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 17 | S 17 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 53 | 91 | 53 | 87 | 119 | 116 | 143 | 141 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NE 10 | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 18 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | NE 13 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 63 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 314 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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