Tam O'Shanter Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.03° S 146.94° E

Tam O'Shanter 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tam O'Shanter sea temperature is
12.8° 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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tam O'Shanter at 6AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)17s
Evening (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
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
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.2
WNW
17
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.6
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.4
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
28
25
25
24
23
21
21
21
25
16
15
14
18
14
13
13
15
16
19
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
NE
10
NE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:37AM2.71m
3:01PM2.80m
3:30AM2.68m
3:46PM2.79m
4:20AM2.64m
4:28PM2.75m
Low Tide
8:47AM0.41m
9:18PM0.35m
9:35AM0.49m
10:06PM0.32m
10:20AM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
1
2
10
5
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
12
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
9
8
8
9
8
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
10
11
11
10
9
8
8
9
10
9
8
7
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