Tathra Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 149.98° E

Issued: 9 am 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tathra sea temperature is
18.2° C

1.8°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 (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tathra at 5PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 19). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (19 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (19 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NE
7
0.8
ENE
11
1.6
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.9
NE
8
0.6
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.6
S
10
0.9
S
9
1.1
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
7
1.5
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
261
160
228
188
154
160
113
109
107
98
78
66
66
64
72
133
171
298
305
421
413
329
315
231
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SE
10
ESE
0
SW
5
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:08PM1.10m
11:50PM1.49m
1:03PM1.12m
00:46AM1.36m
1:58PM1.16m
1:43AM1.21m
Low Tide
5:53AM0.02m
5:31PM0.43m
6:43AM0.10m
6:35PM0.47m
7:31AM0.18m
7:44PM0.49m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:50
4:50
4:51
4:51
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
19
20
18
15
14
15
13
13
16
19
17
15
13
13
13
12
12
14
14
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
14
17
17
14
12
11
12
9
10
13
17
15
14
12
11
10
8
8
9
9
8
9
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
1.6
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.1
NE
8
0.7
ENE
11
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
ENE
11
0.6
S
10
0.9
S
9
1.1
S
8
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
1.5
SSE
7
Energy kJ
166
160
228
188
196
169
136
109
95
98
86
53
43
64
72
133
171
68
69
63
63
62
40
231
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.7
NE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.3
S
13
0.7
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
NE
8
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.4
ENE
11
Energy kJ
37
37
123
154
154
160
113
32
107
79
78
66
66
31
65
66
68
14
14
13
7
4
4
39
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
18
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
14
0.2
S
8
0.4
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
8
6
32
29
14
67
62
6
54
28
25
23
37
4
28
27
14
4
4
4
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
0.7
WNW
4
1.3
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
6
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SSW
3
1.5
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
7
0.6
WSW
4
Energy kJ
261
244
306
289
319
13
186
126
3
4
2
3
4
17
10
7
298
305
421
413
329
315
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
0
0
0
0
0
0
37
51
37
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
6
6
3
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
6
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
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