Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 12PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 13 | S 10 | S 9 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 14 | S 11 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 76 | 61 | 223 | 234 | 234 | 221 | 380 | 1004 | 903 | 198 | 370 | 806 | 557 | 586 | 347 | 459 | 225 | 565 | 350 | 344 | 392 | 309 | 229 | 162 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:09AM1.61m | 11:02PM1.13m | 10:58AM1.60m | 00:01AM1.07m | 11:51AM1.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46AM0.29m | 4:55PM0.03m | 4:31AM0.35m | 5:52PM0.05m | 5:22AM0.41m | 6:54PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 9 | S 14 | S 11 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 76 | 61 | 65 | 49 | 51 | 71 | 45 | 257 | 240 | 198 | 126 | 137 | 401 | 298 | 283 | 313 | 225 | 565 | 350 | 344 | 392 | 309 | 229 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | S 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 16 | S 13 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 39 | 38 | 37 | 29 | 20 | 13 | 57 | 18 | 17 | 126 | 53 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 218 | 155 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 8 | — | — | S 16 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | S 15 | S 16 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 10 | N 11 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | N 6 | — | E 14 | SE 15 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 13 | 71 | 76 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 3 | SSW 10 | S 13 | S 10 | S 9 | S 7 | SSW 8 | — | N 6 | NNW 3 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 223 | 234 | 234 | 221 | 380 | 1004 | 903 | 5 | 370 | 806 | 557 | 586 | 347 | 459 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 65 | 92 | 162 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 314 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 472 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 412 | 373 | 32 | 32 |
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