Tathra surf break

Tathra surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 11 May 2026 AEST
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Tathra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tathra sea temperature is
19.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tathra today?

The current surf forecast for Tathra at 3PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (11 May)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (11 May)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
10
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
250
582
351
356
297
308
285
227
223
218
214
214
339
281
256
256
251
216
211
124
86
79
82
57
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
WNW
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
N
0
NW
0
WNW
0
WSW
0
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
N
10
WNW
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
4:03PM1.09m
3:44AM1.22m
4:47PM1.21m
4:43AM1.22m
5:30PM1.33m
Low Tide
9:35AM0.28m
9:43PM0.53m
10:20AM0.24m
10:45PM0.44m
11:03AM0.22m
11:43PM0.32m
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6:46
6:47
6:48
6:48
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5:05
5:04
5:02
5:02
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
18
18
18
17
16
16
17
17
19
18
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
18
17
17
15
13
15
17
18
18
17
16
17
18
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
10
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
0.5
E
12
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.8
E
5
Energy kJ
250
582
351
356
297
308
285
227
223
218
214
214
231
72
256
256
251
216
211
124
86
79
82
37
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
14
0.7
E
14
0.7
E
14
0.8
E
14
0.8
E
14
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.1
S
23
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.5
SE
6
0.6
S
9
Energy kJ
198
189
179
236
232
225
219
219
215
161
108
104
72
10
44
43
40
21
21
21
21
9
15
57
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
S
14
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
S
22
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
Energy kJ
132
2
2
2
2
2
2
16
4
4
4
3
3
2
9
27
24
22
20
19
2
2
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SE
10
0.7
E
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
E
5
0.6
ENE
5
Energy kJ
339
281
24
43
33
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
32
22
22
0
0
0
0
0
139
139
139
165
139
0
0
71
412
194
413
32
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
7
5
7
7
6
6
7
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