Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tathra today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tathra at 8PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tathra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 7 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 40 | 23 | 253 | 168 | 139 | 67 | 52 | 35 | 32 | 981 | 724 | 574 | 339 | 260 | 236 | 917 | 962 | 838 | 606 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:23PM1.15m | 10:24AM1.43m | 11:06PM1.07m | 11:00AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04AM0.36m | 5:03PM0.21m | 4:37AM0.42m | 5:48PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 28 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 10 | NNE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 40 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 25 | 32 | 40 | 42 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 138 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 9 | ENE 9 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | ENE 10 | S 16 | NE 8 | ENE 10 | NE 8 | NE 7 | E 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | ENE 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | SE 7 | — | E 16 | — | N 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 14 | — | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 5 | — | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 45 | 32 | 231 | 253 | 168 | 139 | 67 | 52 | 35 | 181 | 981 | 724 | 574 | 339 | 260 | 236 | 917 | 962 | 838 | 606 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 46 | 0 | 38 | 171 | 218 | 37 | 51 | 37 | 0 | 22 | 232 | 409 | 403 | 403 | 58 | 0 | 139 | 403 | 161 |
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