Tathra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.71° S 149.98° E

Issued: 3 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tathra sea temperature is

16.1°C

Tathra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tathra today (13 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tathra at 8AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Afternoon (13 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (13 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night).
	Sunday 13								Monday 14								Tuesday 15
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 11	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	S 7	SSW 7	SSW 6
Wave Graph
kJ	76	127	125	122	122	125	146	131	144	128	99	99	140	207	183	128	99	89	97	105	108	474	342	310
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	NW	NE	ENE	NE	N	W	NW	NW	NW	N	NNE	NW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				9:27AM1.37m				9:44PM1.29m					10:04AM1.37m				10:27PM1.17m				10:42AM1.35m
Low Tide		3:15AM0.17m				3:38PM0.22m				3:48AM0.25m					4:25PM0.25m				4:21AM0.33m				5:13PM0.30m


	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	20	19	20	18	17	16	16	17	23	23	26	20	17	14	12	12	13	11	10	10	10
Feels °C	14	13	12	18	16	18	19	15	14	14	14	21	20	24	18	16	13	11	11	12	5	4	5	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 11	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	S 10	S 10	S 10	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	76	127	125	122	122	125	146	131	144	128	99	74	49	48	183	128	99	89	97	105	108	67	46	28
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 14	NNE 7	S 11	S 11	S 11	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	SSE 10	ENE 13	ENE 13	S 9	S 9	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13
kJ	39	14	19	21	18	18	18	73	114	112	82	17	17	17	31	17	17	14	14	16	16	16	16	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 18	S 18	ENE 14	ENE 13	ENE 13	S 12	—	S 11	ENE 14	ENE 13	ENE 13	S 16	S 15	S 14	ENE 13	S 14	S 14	ENE 13	ENE 13	S 11	S 11	E 16	S 16	S 15
kJ	61	24	18	17	18	12	—	119	18	18	17	5	4	4	17	4	4	17	16	3	2	5	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 4	—	NNE 5	—	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NNE 7	—	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	—	S 9	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 5	S 7	SSW 7	SSW 6
kJ	12	—	30	—	22	35	98	175	—	170	150	99	140	207	—	60	36	36	42	52	120	474	342	310
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	32	165	0	0	0	0	0	17	17	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	1155	232	51	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1		2	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1			1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Red Bluff WA - North West	Turtles WA - North West	Turtles WA - North West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Supertubes WA - Margaret River	Ulladulla Bommie NSW - South Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Supertubes WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	4	6	2	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	6	8	5	5	5	5	5

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