Tam O'Shanter Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.03° S 146.94° E

Tam O'Shanter 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tam O'Shanter sea temperature is
12.9°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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tam O'Shanter at 2AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (05 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (05 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.6
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.7
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.8
NW
7
0.6
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
135
109
80
101
123
137
188
247
340
364
291
201
117
60
25
12
20
96
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
30
N
30
NW
35
WNW
20
WNW
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
NW
15
NW
25
W
30
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:40PM2.83m
5:27AM2.76m
5:26PM2.85m
6:17AM2.73m
6:15PM2.85m
Low Tide
11:05PM0.10m
11:24AM0.62m
11:54PM0.07m
12:12PM0.65m
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
 mm
1
3
2
5
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
12
11
11
10
10
10
13
14
13
13
11
Feels °C
6
7
9
8
8
8
8
6
7
9
7
7
7
11
11
10
8
5
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