Tam O'Shanter Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.03° S 146.94° E

Tam O'Shanter 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tam O'Shanter sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.4° 

Tam O'Shanter surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tam O'Shanter today (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tam O'Shanter at 6AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (24 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

Table - waves today at Tam O'Shanter. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
16
0.8
WNW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.8
NW
4
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
6
1
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.5
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
17
0.4
N
4
0.2
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
28
32
40
26
29
65
76
60
38
24
14
7
7
12
11
10
25
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
WNW
20
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:07PM2.49m
8:00AM2.33m
7:50PM2.44m
8:48AM2.29m
8:37PM2.39m
Low Tide
1:37AM0.52m
1:50PM0.98m
2:23AM0.56m
2:38PM1.03m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
14
13
13
12
Feels °C
7
7
7
7
8
9
8
9
11
12
11
9
9
9
12
11
11
9
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