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Tathra Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Far South (39 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Tathra surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 13 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.0° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tathra today?
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 8PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | |
211 | 170 | 183 | 79 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 50 | 52 | 66 | 153 | 182 | 182 | 135 | 100 | 103 | 76 | 81 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 5:30PM1.33m | 5:41AM1.23m | 6:13PM1.46m | 6:38AM1.22m | 6:57PM1.57m | 7:35AM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43PM0.32m | 11:47AM0.21m | 00:38AM0.19m | 12:32PM0.22m | 1:32AM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | S 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 15 | SE 14 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
 kJ | 211 | 170 | 21 | 79 | 57 | 57 | 34 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 50 | 52 | 66 | 109 | 8 | 8 | 135 | 92 | 76 | 76 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | S 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 57 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 16 | 41 | 41 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | — | E 10 | SE 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 183 | 40 | 49 | 42 | — | — | — | 21 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 153 | 182 | 182 | — | 100 | 103 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 412 | 412 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
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