Tam O'Shanter Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.03° S 146.94° E

Tam O'Shanter 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tam O'Shanter sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.5° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tam O'Shanter at 1AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (22 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (22 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
7
1.7
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
1
WNW
6
0.3
NW
15
0.3
NW
14
0.3
NW
14
0.3
NW
14
0.3
NW
15
0.3
NW
16
0.9
WNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
214
251
363
800
829
698
492
296
192
121
82
33
33
33
31
37
44
40
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
45
W
40
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
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
cross
High Tide
5:48PM2.62m
6:32AM2.46m
6:27PM2.55m
7:15AM2.39m
7:07PM2.49m
Low Tide
00:13AM0.42m
12:25PM0.84m
00:54AM0.47m
1:06PM0.92m
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6:52
6:52
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5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
10
12
12
12
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
6
5
3
1
1
4
3
4
2
3
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
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