
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 11AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 15 | SE 16 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NNE 5 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 7 | S 15 | SE 13 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
140 | 111 | 105 | 61 | 58 | 40 | 40 | 56 | 69 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 305 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:05AM0.93m | 6:49PM1.42m | 7:44AM0.96m | 7:29PM1.46m | 8:21AM1.00m | 8:07PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09AM0.29m | 12:15PM0.49m | 1:47AM0.24m | 12:58PM0.46m | 2:23AM0.20m | 1:39PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
140 | 111 | 105 | 61 | 58 | 40 | 38 | 26 | 25 | 53 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 17 | SE 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | E 13 |
7 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SE 13 | SE 18 | SE 14 | SSE 15 | S 10 | S 13 | — | SSE 7 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | S 15 | SE 6 | S 17 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 7 | S 15 | E 13 | — |
3 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 3 | — | 4 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NW 3 | — | — | — | NE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 56 | 69 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 16 | 13 | 27 | 32 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 115 | 235 | 305 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 218 | 32 | 38 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 623 | 623 | 613 | 529 | 0 |
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