Tathra Beach surf report, live surf cam & water temperature
Updated 12 Oct, 14:00 UTC
Current conditions
Right now at Tathra Beach: 3 kts S, gusts 11, 0.8 m waves, water 19 °C — good surfing waves.
Wind3 kts
Gusts11 kts
Direction S 187°
Waves 0.8 m
Temperature14 °C
🌊 Water temp19 °C
7-day forecast
| Mon 12 | Tue 13 | Wed 14 | Thu 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | |
| Wind | 6 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Gusts | 12 | 29 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Direction | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ |
| Waves | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Temperature | 26 | 31 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Rain (mm) | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.3 | |||||||||||||||||
Times shown in local time · Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
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Tides (next 48 h)
Spot info
- Town: Tathra
- Water: Sea
- Sports: Surf
- Best wind directions: WNW
A long surf beach on the Sapphire Coast of New South Wales, beside the old Tathra wharf. It faces east into the Tasman Sea and takes swell from the south-east and north-east; westerlies are offshore.
Tathra Beach water temperature
Today: 19 °C
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Monthly mean sea surface temperature, 2023–2025.
Tathra Beach weather by month
Biggest average waves: January, February and March.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg wind (kts) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Days ≥12 kts | 16% | 13% | 9% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 12% | 20% | 13% | 14% |
| Waves (m) | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Air high (°C) | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Water (°C) | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Model averages, 2023–2025 (Open-Meteo). Wind is the daytime mean, 08:00–20:00; a day counts when it has 3 or more daytime hours at 12 knots or above.
Tathra Beach FAQ
- Is there a surf cam at Tathra Beach?
- Yes. The live surf cam for Tathra Beach is at the top of this page, next to the wind and wave forecast.
- What is the water temperature at Tathra Beach?
- Today the water is 19 °C. Over the year it runs from 16 °C in July to 21 °C in March (2023–2025 average).
- When is the best time to surf at Tathra Beach?
- January, February and March have the biggest average waves, on the 2023–2025 average.
- What wind direction works at Tathra Beach?
- It works best in W, NW winds.
