
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tam O'Shanter today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tam O'Shanter at 7AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tam O'Shanter. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 11 | NW 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
452 | 314 | 240 | 173 | 116 | 94 | 159 | 136 | 82 | 88 | 54 | 126 | 211 | 327 | 446 | 435 | 351 | 219 | 120 | 75 | 44 | 24 | 18 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:39AM2.75m | 4:40PM2.83m | 5:27AM2.76m | 5:26PM2.85m | 6:17AM2.73m | 6:15PM2.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18PM0.17m | 10:38AM0.59m | 11:05PM0.10m | 11:24AM0.62m | 11:54PM0.07m | 12:12PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | — | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 6 | NW 16 | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 13 |
— | 89 | 90 | 90 | 91 | 94 | — | 68 | 67 | 66 | 54 | 40 | — | — | — | 435 | 351 | 219 | 120 | 75 | 44 | 24 | 16 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 11 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 18 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | NW 15 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 |
452 | 314 | 240 | 173 | 116 | 90 | 159 | 136 | 82 | 88 | 41 | 126 | 211 | 327 | 446 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 164 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 211 | 168 | 155 | 155 | 164 | 164 | 178 | 178 | 155 | 164 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 243 | 50 | 164 |
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