Tathra surf break

Tathra surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 28 May 2026 AEST
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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
20.8° C
(Which is 3.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tathra today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tathra at 3PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (28 May)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (28 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
3
2
2
1
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
0
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
847
711
663
694
669
657
644
609
603
580
569
500
440
377
384
410
410
402
349
349
294
245
235
221
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
S
15
NE
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:08AM1.04m
6:21PM1.38m
6:56AM1.01m
6:56PM1.41m
7:40AM1.00m
7:32PM1.44m
Low Tide
11:51AM0.39m
1:02AM0.29m
12:27PM0.41m
1:44AM0.25m
1:03PM0.44m
2:24AM0.22m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
7:00
7:01
7:01
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4:53
4:52
4:52
4:52
Temp °C
15
16
18
18
16
16
16
16
14
16
20
18
15
12
11
10
10
15
20
17
14
10
10
10
14
15
17
16
14
14
14
13
12
14
17
15
12
9
9
8
8
13
18
14
12
7
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
Energy kJ
847
711
663
694
669
657
644
609
603
580
569
500
440
377
384
410
410
402
349
349
294
245
235
221
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.3
S
10
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
1.4
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.5
SSW
7
Energy kJ
47
32
20
5
17
19
4
8
5
5
5
4
4
178
134
116
104
67
51
54
46
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
18
0.3
S
10
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
14
6
18
4
4
3
3
11
10
9
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
1.1
S
4
1.3
S
5
1.5
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.5
S
7
1.7
S
6
1.9
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.5
S
7
1.8
SSW
7
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.6
SSW
7
0.6
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.9
SSW
7
Energy kJ
9
14
44
77
115
85
85
94
125
132
198
235
282
226
199
308
247
231
254
7
6
83
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
26
26
0
33
0
26
0
0
26
26
26
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
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