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Tathra surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia
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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
20.4° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tathra today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 6PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
468 | 477 | 418 | 356 | 349 | 294 | 290 | 296 | 296 | 244 | 239 | 194 | 154 | 148 | 117 | 115 | 115 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 83 | 83 | 85 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | glassy | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 7:40AM1.00m | 7:32PM1.44m | 8:23AM0.99m | 8:09PM1.45m | 9:05AM0.98m | 8:47PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03PM0.44m | 2:24AM0.22m | 1:40PM0.46m | 3:04AM0.20m | 2:18PM0.47m | 3:45AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | |
— | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | 4:52 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 10 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
8 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
468 | 477 | 418 | 356 | 349 | 294 | 290 | 296 | 296 | 244 | 239 | 194 | 154 | 148 | 117 | 115 | 115 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 83 | 83 | 85 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 4 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | S 7 |
126 | 87 | 72 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 28 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 41 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | SSW 9 | SSW 5 | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SE 11 | S 7 | S 6 | SE 11 |
15 | 3 | 3 | 11 | — | — | 9 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | — | 16 | 7 | — | — | 34 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 7 | WNW 3 | S 7 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WNW 4 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NW 3 | NNE 4 |
310 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 5 | — | 3 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
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