Tathra surf break

Tathra surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 AEST
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Tathra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tathra sea temperature is
19.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tathra today?

The current surf forecast for Tathra at 2PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (12 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (12 May)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.8
E
6
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.8
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
209
218
231
290
251
235
256
256
251
216
211
192
208
84
82
57
57
40
39
38
39
40
41
41
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
0
SW
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
15
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:47PM1.21m
4:43AM1.22m
5:30PM1.33m
5:41AM1.23m
6:13PM1.46m
Low Tide
10:20AM0.24m
10:45PM0.44m
11:03AM0.22m
11:43PM0.32m
11:47AM0.21m
00:38AM0.19m
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clear
clear
clear
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6:47
6:48
6:48
6:50
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5:04
5:02
5:02
5:01
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Temp °C
16
17
18
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
19
18
18
16
15
15
16
17
16
15
15
16
15
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
15
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
0.6
E
12
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
6
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.8
E
6
Energy kJ
209
218
231
104
251
235
256
256
251
216
211
21
21
84
82
35
37
38
21
38
39
19
20
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.1
NE
9
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.2
S
15
0.1
N
10
0.5
SE
6
0.2
E
11
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
Energy kJ
166
161
108
3
72
72
44
43
40
21
21
19
2
15
9
57
57
40
39
16
15
40
41
27
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
24
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
22
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.1
N
10
0.2
E
11
0.1
N
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.5
SE
6
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
4
4
4
11
3
10
9
27
24
22
20
2
9
2
9
9
9
15
2
2
11
16
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
10
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.7
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
Energy kJ
290
192
208
25
34
21
22
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
139
161
161
0
91
0
0
71
139
139
161
32
32
0
0
0
32
32
17
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
2
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
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