Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 2AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 110 | 106 | 119 | 73 | 69 | 66 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 31 | 52 | 53 | 56 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:54PM1.30m | 11:30AM1.29m | 11:40PM1.15m | 12:13PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:48PM0.31m | 5:11AM0.23m | 5:41PM0.36m | 5:46AM0.33m | 6:39PM0.41m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | E 4 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 110 | 106 | 119 | 73 | 69 | 66 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 56 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 22 | 29 | 56 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 5 | E 6 | S 12 | ENE 10 | ESE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 14 | S 10 | S 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 31 | 30 | 36 | 29 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | SE 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 12 | ENE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 10 | ESE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 4 | — | — | — | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 24 | 12 | — | — | — | 26 | 52 | 53 | 50 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 93 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 32 | 17 | 0 |
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