Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 2PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | NNE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 494 | 416 | 415 | 294 | 283 | 292 | 225 | 207 | 216 | 411 | 340 | 316 | 225 | 159 | 138 | 100 | 96 | 244 | 490 | 677 | 446 | 447 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:58AM1.60m | 00:01AM1.07m | 11:51AM1.56m | 1:06AM1.01m | 12:51PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52PM0.05m | 5:22AM0.41m | 6:54PM0.09m | 6:20AM0.47m | 7:59PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 126 | 193 | 236 | 294 | 132 | 292 | 225 | 207 | 216 | 411 | 340 | 316 | 225 | 149 | 138 | 100 | 96 | 71 | 70 | 49 | 446 | 447 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | S 14 | SSE 16 | NE 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 14 | E 16 | — | — | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 97 | 214 | 2 | 283 | 218 | 150 | 100 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 31 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 14 | SE 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNE 2 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | — |
| kJ | 494 | 416 | 415 | 260 | 205 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 56 | 98 | 159 | 229 | 211 | 183 | 244 | 490 | 677 | 572 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 37 | 478 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 373 | 373 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 32 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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