Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 2AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 12 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ESE 9 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 31 | 49 | 42 | 56 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 55 | 35 | 74 | 195 | 17 | 245 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:40PM1.15m | 12:13PM1.27m | 00:30AM1.02m | 1:00PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41PM0.36m | 5:46AM0.33m | 6:39PM0.41m | 6:23AM0.43m | 7:44PM0.45m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 11 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | ENE 5 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | E 12 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 34 | 56 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 22 | 29 | 56 | 50 | 69 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 32 | 29 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 14 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 6 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 6 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 31 | 30 | 36 | 29 | 13 | 11 | 64 | 55 | 35 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 6 | E 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 37 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | E 5 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | — | — | 11 | 14 | 49 | 42 | 53 | 71 | 57 | 33 | 27 | 22 | 74 | 195 | 335 | 245 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 165 | 212 | 20 | 0 |
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