Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 2PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 8 | S 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 284 | 257 | 188 | 268 | 226 | 595 | 990 | 935 | 884 | 738 | 546 | 419 | 318 | 281 | 168 | 100 | 136 | 112 | 82 | 131 | 73 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:26AM1.24m | 7:28PM1.40m | 8:04AM1.32m | 8:14PM1.36m | 8:40AM1.39m | 8:58PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18PM0.31m | 1:51AM0.15m | 2:07PM0.25m | 2:26AM0.18m | 2:53PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 23 | 26 | 16 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 284 | 257 | 188 | 268 | 226 | 595 | 990 | 935 | 884 | 738 | 546 | 419 | 318 | 281 | 168 | 100 | 68 | 112 | 54 | 64 | 47 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | NE 13 | E 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 16 | 86 | 50 | 173 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 77 | 54 | 53 | 78 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 15 | — | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 13 | S 12 | S 20 | S 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | E 7 | E 12 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 4 | — | 11 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 8 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 39 | 56 | 61 | 144 | 162 | 136 | 197 | 82 | 131 | 73 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 26 | 139 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 412 | 373 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 38 | 139 | 0 |
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