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Tam O'Shanter Surf Forecast
/ TAS – North Coast (6 breaks) / Tasmania (59 breaks) /
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Tam O'Shanter surfForecast / TAS – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 1AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (03 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tam O'Shanter. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 13 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | |
7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 30 | 72 | 48 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 47 | 60 | 75 | 78 | 61 | 103 | 127 | 105 | 63 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:05AM2.39m | 1:03PM2.45m | 00:54AM2.42m | 1:50PM2.51m | 1:40AM2.44m | 2:34PM2.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08PM0.97m | 6:33AM0.50m | 7:00PM0.95m | 7:20AM0.45m | 7:48PM0.91m | 8:05AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | NW 5 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | N 5 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 |
 kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 60 | 75 | 78 | 61 | 103 | 127 | 105 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | N 9 | — | — | WNW 6 | NW 13 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | N 10 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 9 | NW 15 | — | — | N 9 | NNE 9 | — | — | NE 6 | — | NNE 10 | N 9 | N 9 | W 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | — | — | 7 | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 30 | 72 | 48 | 19 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 47 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 164 | 50 | 164 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 164 | 178 | 164 | 148 | 148 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 148 |
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