Tam O'Shanter Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.03° S 146.94° E

Tam O'Shanter 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tam O'Shanter sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.3° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tam O'Shanter at 9AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
22
24
24
26
26
25
24
24
22
21
21
20
19
18
17
17
17
7
7
7
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
S
5
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
00:52AM2.86m
1:48PM2.83m
1:54AM2.84m
2:41PM2.87m
2:53AM2.79m
3:30PM2.89m
Low Tide
7:21AM0.03m
7:51PM0.54m
8:17AM0.10m
8:48PM0.45m
9:09AM0.20m
9:42PM0.39m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
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5:04
5:05
5:05
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Temp °C
8
8
7
8
12
12
11
10
10
10
9
10
11
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
6
6
5
5
7
7
7
5
5
6
5
7
8
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
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