Tam O'Shanter surf break

Tam O'Shanter surfForecast / TAS – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
16.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tam O'Shanter today?

The current surf forecast for Tam O'Shanter at 8PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (18 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
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
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
ENE
0.6
NE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.6
NE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NE
0.3
NNE
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
Period(s) (?)55666665555555556662221201918
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)344344412622213532272921106657961818151513
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
35
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
E
10
E
5
SE
5
SSE
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:40AM
2.31
12:20PM
2.37
1:31AM
2.37
1:13PM
2.40
2:19AM
2.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:05PM
0.53
6:27AM
1.11
6:57PM
0.49
7:22AM
1.06
7:46PM
0.45
8:14AM
0.98
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise------6:01-------6:01-------6:03-
Sunset--8:43-------8:43-------8:42-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181918151416161919191816151516202019181615141517
Feels °C (?)121313101012121413141412121213171717161515141516
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