About Tathra

Tathra is a town in New South Wales, Australia. From Tathra you can reach 6 surf spots and 1 sailing spot. The nearest is Tathra, a surf spot 0.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 12 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 4 of them campsites. The nearest airport is MIM, 21 km away.

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Staying in Tathra

12 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 4 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: MIM, 21 km, MYA, 93 km, OOM, 102 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Tathra.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Tathra each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 4 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Tathra too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Bunga Head17.7 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Bermagui, 17 kmIntermediate and up

3 ft63 kJ

3 ft40 kJ

3 ft37 kJ

4 ft72 kJ

3 ft41 kJ

4 ft83 kJ

5 ft185 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bunga Head, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	17, poor	3 ft6 smushy	63kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	18°C
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	3 ft5 smushy	40kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	15, too small	3 ft5 smushy	37kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	25, poor	4 ft5 smushy	72kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	16, poor	3 ft5 smushy	41kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	16, poor	4 ft6 smushy	83kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	18, poor	5 ft6 smushy	185kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	21°C

Merimbula bar19.6 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Merimbula, 2 kmIntermediate and up

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Tathra0.4 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft53 kJ

2 ft39 kJ

2 ft36 kJ

3 ft56 kJ

2 ft31 kJ

3 ft52 kJ

4 ft125 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Tathra, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	11, too small	3 ft6 smushy	53kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	18°C
Mon 19Oct	8, too small	2 ft6 smushy	39kJ	wind from the north-east, 15 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	7, too small	2 ft6 smushy	36kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 17 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	12, poor	3 ft5 smushy	56kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	5, too small	2 ft6 smushy	31kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	3 ft6 smushy	52kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 21 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	12, poor	4 ft7 smushy	125kJ	wind from the north-east, 16 knots	21°C

Tura Beach14.1 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Tura Beach, 2 kmIntermediate and up

2 ft56 kJ

3 ft47 kJ

2 ft34 kJ

3 ft63 kJ

2 ft32 kJ

3 ft58 kJ

4 ft123 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Tura Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	19, too small	2 ft7 smushy	56kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	15, too small	3 ft6 smushy	47kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	2 ft5 smushy	34kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	25, poor	3 ft5 smushy	63kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	2 ft6 smushy	32kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	15, poor	3 ft6 smushy	58kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	25, poor	4 ft7 smushy	123kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	23°C

Tura Reef14 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Tura Beach, 2 kmIntermediate and up

3 ft53 kJ

2 ft39 kJ

2 ft27 kJ

3 ft56 kJ

2 ft31 kJ

3 ft52 kJ

4 ft125 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Tura Reef, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	19, too small	3 ft6 smushy	53kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	2 ft6 smushy	39kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	12, too small	2 ft6 smushy	27kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	23, poor	3 ft5 smushy	56kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	2 ft6 smushy	31kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	3 ft6 smushy	52kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	24, poor	4 ft7 smushy	125kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	23°C

Wallagoot8.4 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft42 kJ

3 ft47 kJ

2 ft34 kJ

3 ft63 kJ

2 ft32 kJ

3 ft58 kJ

4 ft123 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Wallagoot, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	18, too small	2 ft6 smushy	42kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots	18°C
Mon 19Oct	20, too small	3 ft6 smushy	47kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	18, too small	2 ft5 smushy	34kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	23, poor	3 ft5 smushy	63kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	2 ft6 smushy	32kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	14, poor	3 ft6 smushy	58kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 17 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	30, poor	4 ft7 smushy	123kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots	21°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Tathra, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Sailing near Tathra

Wallagoot Lake Boat Club 6.7 km · stays here

Places to eat near Tathra

Beach Break TathraFish and chips · 0.4 km from the centre
Drift TathraBar and grill · 0.5 km from the centre
Pizza's UpPizza · 0.5 km from the centre
BlendTathra0.7 km from the centre
Tathra Beach Kiosk1.4 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Tathra, Australia

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Where it is

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