Tam O'Shanter Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.03° S 146.94° E

Tam O'Shanter 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 22 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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tam O'Shanter at 5AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
1.4
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
0.4
NW
15
0.4
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
1
WNW
5
1
WNW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
6
1
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
197
121
82
54
33
33
31
37
42
40
46
54
38
28
55
67
60
36
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:27PM2.55m
7:15AM2.39m
7:07PM2.49m
8:00AM2.33m
7:50PM2.44m
Low Tide
00:54AM0.47m
1:06PM0.92m
1:37AM0.52m
1:50PM0.98m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
2
2
4
4
4
6
6
5
7
7
7
7
8
9
8
9
11
11
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