Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tam O'Shanter today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tam O'Shanter at 7AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tam O'Shanter. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 21 | 25 | 33 | 34 | 25 | 25 | 66 | 122 | 176 | 230 | 233 | 195 | 143 | 113 | 82 | 56 | 44 | 58 | 82 | 135 | 214 | 178 | 147 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:20AM2.64m | 4:28PM2.75m | 5:06AM2.58m | 5:09PM2.69m | 5:49AM2.52m | 5:48PM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06PM0.32m | 10:20AM0.58m | 10:50PM0.33m | 11:03AM0.67m | 11:32PM0.37m | 11:45AM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | N 5 | NW 6 | NW 15 | NW 15 | — | N 8 | NE 8 | N 7 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 11 | NW 16 | — | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 20 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 8 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 82 | 56 | 44 | 5 | 10 | — | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 14 | — | — | — | NW 15 | NW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 11 | NW 16 | NW 11 | — | NW 19 | NW 18 | NW 18 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 5 | — | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 17 | — | NW 18 | N 7 | NW 20 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | — | 12 | 1 | 15 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | E 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 25 | 33 | 34 | — | 25 | 66 | 122 | 176 | 230 | 233 | 195 | 143 | 113 | — | — | — | 58 | 82 | 135 | 214 | 178 | 147 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 212 | 188 | 164 | 211 | 212 | 214 | 212 | 214 | 214 | 212 | 212 | 227 | 211 | 164 | 189 | 50 | 178 | 0 | 164 | 211 | 164 | 283 | 211 | 164 |
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