
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tam O'Shanter today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tam O'Shanter at 10AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tam O'Shanter. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 16 | NW 18 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 40 | 42 | 36 | 49 | 48 | 38 | 49 | 27 | 15 | 46 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:52AM2.61m | 5:01PM2.75m | 5:41AM2.64m | 5:44PM2.79m | 6:33AM2.66m | 6:31PM2.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:39PM0.39m | 10:53AM0.59m | 11:24PM0.27m | 11:39AM0.63m | 00:12AM0.18m | 12:28PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 18 | NW 14 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 40 | 42 | 36 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 49 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 24 | 8 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | — | N 16 | — | — | NW 19 | NW 19 | NW 19 | NW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 16 | — | NW 18 | NW 14 | NW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | — | — | NW 15 | NW 15 |
3 | 3 | — | 5 | — | — | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 31 | 49 | 48 | 38 | — | 13 | 8 | 46 | 26 | 25 | — | — | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | NW 11 | — | — | — | NW 19 | — | — | NW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 |
— | — | — | — | 21 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 27 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 210 | 50 | 129 | 50 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 164 | 148 | 164 | 164 |
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