
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 12AM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 13 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
64 | 103 | 95 | 91 | 53 | 273 | 522 | 604 | 582 | 533 | 513 | 523 | 582 | 543 | 499 | 543 | 543 | 533 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:23PM1.42m | 12:19PM1.21m | 00:13AM1.26m | 1:08PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11PM0.37m | 6:00AM0.15m | 6:10PM0.42m | 6:40AM0.25m | 7:13PM0.46m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 18 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
11 | 103 | 20 | 20 | 33 | 273 | 522 | 604 | 582 | 533 | 513 | 523 | 582 | 543 | 499 | 543 | 543 | 533 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 17 | S 17 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
10 | 13 | 95 | 91 | 53 | 87 | 119 | 116 | 143 | 138 | 138 | 136 | 129 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 56 | 56 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | NE 12 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
64 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 35 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 241 | 241 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
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