
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tam O'Shanter today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tam O'Shanter at 11AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tam O'Shanter. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the W by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 5 | NW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NW 19 | N 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 46 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 24 | 19 | 40 | 131 | 130 | 88 | 82 | 56 | 86 | 127 | 73 | 82 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:33AM2.66m | 6:31PM2.82m | 7:28AM2.65m | 7:23PM2.83m | 8:25AM2.63m | 8:19PM2.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:12AM0.18m | 12:28PM0.68m | 1:03AM0.12m | 1:20PM0.73m | 1:58AM0.09m | 2:16PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | N 4 | N 4 | WNW 14 | NW 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 16 | NW 18 | NW 19 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 16 |
17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 6 | 18 | 33 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 59 | 82 | 39 | 86 | 127 | 73 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | — | NNW 3 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 5 | NW 14 | NW 5 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 18 | NW 17 | N 10 |
8 | 46 | 26 | 25 | — | 1 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 48 | 47 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | NW 14 | W 18 | W 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | — | — | — | NW 19 | NW 19 | NW 18 | — | N 10 | — |
12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | 57 | 56 | 51 | — | 8 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | — | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | — | — | 24 | 19 | 40 | 131 | 130 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 164 | 148 | 148 | 178 | 178 | 164 | 211 | 148 | 188 | 148 | 212 | 212 | 234 | 212 | 211 | 164 | 164 | 50 | 178 | 275 | 50 | 0 | 373 |
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