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Tathra Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Far South (39 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Tathra surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tathra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tathra sea temperature is
21.2° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tathra today?
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 6AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | |
93 | 93 | 80 | 67 | 56 | 39 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 18 | 35 | 77 | 90 | 83 | 61 | 43 | 29 | 17 | 24 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 5:02PM1.13m | 4:51AM1.28m | 5:45PM1.21m | 5:44AM1.24m | 6:23PM1.29m | 6:32AM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45PM0.47m | 11:24AM0.23m | 11:43PM0.40m | 12:02PM0.25m | 00:32AM0.34m | 12:36PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 9 | S 8 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 8 |
 kJ | 1 | 93 | 80 | 67 | 56 | 39 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 77 | 61 | 43 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | E 7 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 9 | E 6 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 14 | S 12 | — | S 11 | S 11 | NE 8 | — | S 10 | S 10 | E 9 | E 8 | — | S 19 | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 |
| kJ | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | 35 | 77 | 90 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 438 | 229 | 471 | 289 | 241 | 282 | 171 | 38 | 120 | 403 | 403 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 171 | 232 | 71 |
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