Tam O'Shanter Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.03° S 146.94° E

Tam O'Shanter 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tam O'Shanter sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.4° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tam O'Shanter at 6PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (21 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sun night).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
5
1
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.6
NW
7
1.7
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
9
2
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1
WNW
6
0.3
NW
14
0.8
WNW
6
0.3
NW
14
0.3
NW
14
0.3
NW
16
0.3
NW
16
0.8
WNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
66
105
152
214
251
415
789
850
757
512
339
203
145
85
33
34
32
31
38
39
28
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
40
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:49AM2.52m
5:48PM2.62m
6:32AM2.46m
6:27PM2.55m
7:15AM2.39m
7:07PM2.49m
Low Tide
11:45AM0.76m
00:13AM0.42m
12:25PM0.84m
00:54AM0.47m
1:06PM0.92m
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6:54
6:52
6:52
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5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
10
12
12
12
10
11
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
7
7
7
5
6
5
3
2
1
4
3
4
3
4
3
5
5
6
6
7
7
7
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