
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (09 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 9PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | E 13 | ESE 8 | E 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
314 | 287 | 197 | 160 | 201 | 205 | 205 | 269 | 294 | 278 | 276 | 206 | 211 | 174 | 120 | 115 | 113 | 116 | 110 | 74 | 84 | 65 | 45 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:23PM1.36m | 3:51AM1.02m | 4:21PM1.45m | 5:06AM1.01m | 5:18PM1.55m | 6:15AM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:02PM0.35m | 9:39AM0.35m | 11:11PM0.25m | 10:39AM0.36m | 00:15AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | |
— | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
314 | 287 | 197 | 160 | 201 | 205 | 205 | 269 | 294 | 278 | 276 | 206 | 211 | 174 | 120 | 95 | 113 | 116 | 110 | 74 | 75 | 49 | 29 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | E 16 | E 15 | ESE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 |
74 | 20 | 90 | 81 | 98 | 104 | 103 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 68 | 90 | 115 | 96 | 49 | 35 | 27 | 20 | 65 | 45 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 12 | E 9 | S 15 | S 19 | S 21 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | N 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 13 | 42 | 52 | 56 | 84 | 10 | 16 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 20 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
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