Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 9PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 582 | 645 | 517 | 508 | 543 | 533 | 467 | 425 | 347 | 314 | 272 | 267 | 267 | 225 | 225 | 220 | 188 | 122 | 164 | 137 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:08PM1.22m | 1:06AM1.11m | 1:57PM1.23m | 2:05AM0.98m | 2:48PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13PM0.46m | 7:20AM0.34m | 8:22PM0.48m | 8:02AM0.42m | 9:33PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 582 | 645 | 517 | 508 | 543 | 533 | 467 | 425 | 347 | 314 | 272 | 267 | 267 | 225 | 225 | 220 | 188 | 122 | 164 | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | NE 4 | NE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 84 | 57 | 10 | 10 | 54 | 49 | 50 | 33 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 33 | 32 | 56 | 56 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | W 2 |
| kJ | 20 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 23 | 23 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
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