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Tathra surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 08 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast 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
18.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Tathra today?
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 4AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (09 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (09 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 8 | 261 | 183 | 173 | 153 | 119 | 89 | 106 | 103 | 52 | 32 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- off | glass | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | glass | on | on | cross | glass | cross | cross | glass | cross | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:40AM 1.05 | 12:19PM 1.54 | 1:38AM 1.05 | 1:14PM 1.42 | 2:36AM 1.07 | 2:11PM 1.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:27PM 0.01 | 5:53AM 0.45 | 7:21PM 0.08 | 6:54AM 0.50 | 8:12PM 0.16 | 8:01AM 0.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 8:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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