Tathra surf break

Tathra surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 19 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tathra today?

The current surf forecast for Tathra at 12AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (20 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (20 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.7
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)161717555555566666666666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)394346241414131413141628314444533939383839403951
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:43PM
1.38
9:56AM
1.41
10:21PM
1.45
10:43AM
1.33
11:03PM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:32PM
0.11
3:48AM
0.18
4:07PM
0.14
4:37AM
0.14
4:45PM
0.19
5:29AM
0.14
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise------7:01-------7:03-------7:03-
Sunset-7:14-------7:12-------7:10------
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------1---11---
Temp. °C202020191818181820212120191919181919191918181821
Feels °C (?)201921201919202021212221212120181918202019202021
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