Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 2PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 8 | S 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
73 | 71 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 75 | 101 | 66 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 101 | 290 | 740 | 188 | 143 | 51 | 37 | 57 | 92 | 58 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | off |
High Tide | 11:32AM1.37m | 00:00AM1.08m | 12:25PM1.37m | 1:09AM0.99m | 1:27PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06AM0.30m | 6:02PM0.31m | 5:50AM0.37m | 7:11PM0.32m | 6:45AM0.44m | 8:29PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
73 | 32 | 45 | 39 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 22 | 16 | 20 | 101 | 290 | 233 | 188 | 143 | 51 | 37 | 53 | 92 | 58 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SSW 10 | S 7 | ENE 10 | NE 7 |
26 | 71 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 75 | 101 | 66 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 4 | SSE 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 10 | S 15 | ENE 10 | S 16 | ENE 10 |
20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 20 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | — | SSE 2 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | SW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
1 | — | 1 | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | 9 | 13 | — | — | — | 3 | 740 | — | — | — | 28 | 57 | 24 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 58 | 91 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 161 | 32 | 17 | 0 |
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