Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (30 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 8PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 919 | 802 | 1013 | 524 | 780 | 808 | 656 | 656 | 588 | 364 | 473 | 363 | 270 | 222 | 190 | 202 | 202 | 414 | 796 | 837 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:44PM1.49m | 9:32AM1.08m | 9:20PM1.47m | 10:08AM1.12m | 9:56PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:30AM0.15m | 3:00PM0.39m | 4:02AM0.15m | 3:41PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 15 | S 10 | NE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 13 | E 13 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 610 | 6 | 444 | 434 | 445 | 392 | 380 | 7 | 3 | 363 | 270 | 222 | 190 | 202 | 202 | 414 | 796 | 837 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 15 | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | E 19 | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 51 | 65 | 60 | 88 | 120 | 7 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 19 | S 18 | E 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 8 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 919 | 802 | 1013 | 524 | 780 | 808 | 656 | 656 | 588 | 364 | 473 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 139 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 156 | 17 | 0 |
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