
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tam O'Shanter today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tam O'Shanter at 7PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tam O'Shanter. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 14 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 83 | 77 | 72 | 128 | 366 | 371 | 492 | 318 | 237 | 162 | 158 | 113 | 100 | 115 | 145 | 130 | 103 | 80 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:20PM2.80m | 10:27AM2.61m | 10:25PM2.78m | 11:28AM2.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58AM0.12m | 4:21PM0.76m | 5:00AM0.16m | 5:26PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | N 10 | NW 13 | NW 13 | N 10 | — | — | NW 18 | NW 17 | WNW 19 | NW 7 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 |
8 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 12 | 11 | 36 | 162 | 49 | 46 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 18 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
59 | 83 | 77 | 72 | 128 | 366 | 371 | 492 | 318 | 237 | 10 | 158 | 113 | 100 | 115 | 145 | 130 | 103 | 80 | 75 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 164 | 148 | 148 | 164 | 148 | 50 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 155 |
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