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Tam O'Shanter Surf Forecast
/ TAS – North Coast (6 breaks) / Tasmania (59 breaks) /
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Tam O'Shanter surfForecast / TAS – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 16 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tam O'Shanter today?
The current surf forecast for Tam O'Shanter at 2PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Tam O'Shanter. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | W 18 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 5 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | |
8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 44 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:34AM2.59m | 10:35PM2.67m | 11:40AM2.70m | 11:35PM2.75m | 12:42PM2.81m | 00:35AM2.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:06AM0.32m | 4:33PM0.79m | 5:07AM0.16m | 5:37PM0.77m | 6:08AM0.01m | 6:39PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 |
 | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | 5:00 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 14 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 17 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NW 3 |
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NE 7 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NE 7 | NW 18 | NW 5 | NW 17 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNE 4 | NW 14 | NW 5 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 44 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 18 | N 7 | NW 13 | NW 5 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | N 8 | WNW 14 | NE 8 | N 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | NW 12 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 164 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 212 | 164 | 164 | 50 | 148 | 164 | 164 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 214 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 |
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