Tam O'Shanter Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.03° S 146.94° E

Tam O'Shanter 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tam O'Shanter sea temperature is
12.7° C
0.1° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tam O'Shanter at 5AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)18s
Afternoon (07 Aug)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (07 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.6
NW
6
0.2
WNW
18
0.3
NW
18
0.3
NW
18
0.3
NW
16
0.3
NW
18
0.6
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.3
NW
17
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
21
16
24
31
49
48
38
49
22
21
46
26
25
25
24
23
21
Wind (km/h)
15
W
0
SW
0
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SE
10
E
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:01PM2.75m
5:41AM2.64m
5:44PM2.79m
6:33AM2.66m
6:31PM2.82m
Low Tide
11:24PM0.27m
11:39AM0.63m
00:12AM0.18m
12:28PM0.68m
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
9
9
8
9
10
11
11
9
9
8
7
9
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
8
9
8
7
6
7
7
8
9
6
6
6
5
6
8
9
9
8
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