Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (06 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 11PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 37 | 44 | 61 | 101 | 46 | 46 | 56 | 55 | 105 | 83 | 61 | 39 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 37 | 63 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:52PM1.33m | 2:25AM0.98m | 2:55PM1.38m | 3:48AM0.95m | 4:01PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:34PM0.38m | 8:09AM0.40m | 9:53PM0.31m | 9:16AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | NE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 26 | 44 | 61 | 101 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 55 | 47 | 63 | 61 | 39 | 25 | 15 | 28 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NNE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | E 7 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | S 6 | E 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 48 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 7 | 42 | 42 | 56 | 8 | 41 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | E 11 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 105 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 37 | 63 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 228 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 412 | 178 | 0 |
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