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) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 1AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | E 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 53 | 64 | 69 | 62 | 85 | 50 | 47 | 117 | 145 | 183 | 10 | 188 | 132 | 102 | 96 | 136 | 224 | 278 | 357 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:17PM1.20m | 3:54AM0.88m | 3:20PM1.19m | 4:51AM0.94m | 4:21PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34PM0.40m | 8:51AM0.64m | 10:30PM0.38m | 10:03AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | NE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 11 | ESE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 12 |
| kJ | 58 | 36 | 44 | 35 | 27 | 57 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | SE 7 | ENE 10 | E 6 | E 9 | ENE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | SE 9 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 10 | E 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 8 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | S 15 | — |
| kJ | 22 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 30 | 53 | 64 | 69 | 62 | 85 | 50 | 47 | 117 | 145 | 183 | 223 | 188 | 132 | 102 | 96 | 136 | 224 | 278 | 357 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 182 | 182 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 412 | 165 | 165 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 431 | 438 | 412 | 22 | 20 |
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