Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 11AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | N 4 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 15 | SSW 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 422 | 323 | 307 | 1010 | 1672 | 881 | 865 | 738 | 1034 | 1005 | 928 | 490 | 489 | 423 | 418 | 352 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 8:21AM1.00m | 8:07PM1.49m | 8:57AM1.04m | 8:44PM1.49m | 9:32AM1.08m | 9:20PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23AM0.20m | 1:39PM0.42m | 2:57AM0.17m | 2:19PM0.40m | 3:30AM0.15m | 3:00PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SE 13 | SSW 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SE 14 | S 11 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 55 | 40 | 8 | 1089 | — | — | — | 623 | 546 | 557 | 490 | 489 | 423 | 418 | 352 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | NNE 5 | SE 13 | — | E 13 | — | SE 14 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 7 | — | 4 | — | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 8 | S 15 | SSW 7 | S 15 | — | E 13 | — | — | — | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 59 | 106 | 191 | 249 | 422 | 323 | 307 | 1010 | 1672 | 881 | 865 | 738 | 1034 | 1005 | 928 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 585 | 547 | 585 | 934 | 613 | 529 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 32 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 139 | 33 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Tathra surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest