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Tam O'Shanter surf break

Tam O'Shanter surfForecast / TAS – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 AEDT
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Tam O'Shanter surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tam O'Shanter sea temperature is
17.2° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tam O'Shanter today?

The current surf forecast for Tam O'Shanter at 11AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (17 Jan)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (17 Jan)4ft (1.2m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
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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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.7
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.6
ENE
0.7
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
ENE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.6
NE
Period(s) (?)510101035546666546666655555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)97781154592025111120282944333716153038404022
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
30
ENE
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:34AM
2.38
11:46PM
2.27
11:26AM
2.37
12:40AM
2.31
12:20PM
2.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:37AM
1.10
5:13PM
0.55
5:31AM
1.12
6:05PM
0.53
6:27AM
1.11
6:57PM
0.49
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise--5:58-------6:00-------6:01-----
Sunset------8:44-------8:43-------8:43-
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121213182020171413131418191918151516161920201916
Feels °C (?)99101414131010991013121313101012121415141411
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