Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 7AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 33 | 86 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 45 | 60 | 46 | 50 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 82 | 147 | 60 | 39 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 18 | 29 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:10AM1.06m | 1:52PM1.33m | 2:25AM0.98m | 2:55PM1.38m | 3:48AM0.95m | 4:01PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:11AM0.35m | 8:34PM0.38m | 8:09AM0.40m | 9:53PM0.31m | 9:16AM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 5 | S 7 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 33 | 22 | 39 | 48 | 40 | 45 | 60 | 46 | 50 | 47 | 56 | 55 | 45 | 61 | 60 | 39 | 25 | 29 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NNE 4 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | NNE 4 | S 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | SSE 8 | ENE 7 | S 6 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 29 | 49 | 25 | 39 | 36 | 36 | 7 | 47 | 58 | 2 | 33 | 41 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 28 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | SE 8 | SSW 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 8 | E 7 | E 11 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 8 | S 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 43 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | S 8 | S 4 | S 8 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 50 | 41 | 86 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 48 | 4 | 82 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 29 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 182 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 274 | 412 | 282 | 0 |
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