Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tam O'Shanter today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tam O'Shanter at 11PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tam O'Shanter. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 18 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 16 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 6 | NW 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
49 | 58 | 47 | 53 | 46 | 39 | 38 | 34 | 21 | 119 | 119 | 7 | 7 | 66 | 7 | 43 | 51 | 80 | 127 | 119 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:24PM2.35m | 12:16PM2.38m | 00:23AM2.40m | 1:03PM2.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24PM0.99m | 5:51AM0.62m | 6:20PM0.88m | 6:43AM0.61m | 7:12PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 17 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | — | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 6 | NW 13 | NW 12 | — | NW 13 |
49 | 47 | 45 | 53 | 46 | 39 | 38 | 34 | 21 | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | — | NW 16 | NW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | — | 41 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
57 | 58 | 47 | — | — | 38 | 54 | 66 | 74 | 119 | 119 | 82 | 77 | 66 | 50 | — | 51 | 80 | 127 | 119 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 164 | 148 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 164 | 164 | 210 | 306 | 317 | 210 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 164 |
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