Tam O'Shanter surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 04 May 2026 AEST
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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
16.9° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than 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 11PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)--
Afternoon (04 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (04 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
5
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
7
1
NW
7
1.2
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.4
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
5
1.2
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1
NW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.5
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
80
103
96
127
243
300
211
143
170
117
85
34
42
81
90
123
170
162
122
78
47
25
18
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
30
NNW
30
N
10
NNW
10
S
20
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:40AM2.44m
2:34PM2.56m
2:24AM2.47m
3:15PM2.58m
3:05AM2.48m
Low Tide
7:48PM0.91m
8:05AM0.40m
8:33PM0.88m
8:47AM0.38m
9:14PM0.86m
9:27AM0.37m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:01
7:03
7:03
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5:15
5:15
5:14
5:13
1
1
1
2
2
4
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
14
14
13
15
16
15
13
13
13
15
14
15
15
15
13
10
9
9
7
9
11
12
11
10
9
13
11
12
10
9
7
8
9
10
9
10
9
9
8
4
4
5
3
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
1.1
NW
7
1
NW
7
0.2
N
9
1.5
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
8
1.3
NW
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
1
NW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.5
NW
6
Energy kJ
20
19
103
96
7
243
300
211
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
78
47
25
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
W
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.2
WNW
13
Energy kJ
9
9
12
7
2
2
5
8
9
8
8
8
7
7
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
7
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
5
1.1
NW
6
1.2
NNW
7
1.1
NW
8
1.4
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
5
1.2
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.3
WNW
6
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.5
SW
3
Energy kJ
45
80
127
143
170
117
85
34
42
81
90
123
170
162
122
10
2
1
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
164
148
164
148
129
148
0
148
164
148
148
148
148
148
148
211
211
189
148
189
0
148
189
579
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
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