Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tam O'Shanter today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tam O'Shanter at 1AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tam O'Shanter. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
40 | 34 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:50PM2.44m | 8:48AM2.29m | 8:37PM2.39m | 9:40AM2.27m | 9:29PM2.36m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23AM0.56m | 2:38PM1.03m | 3:12AM0.59m | 3:30PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
40 | 34 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 16 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 13 | — | N 8 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 36 | 47 | 50 | 33 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 212 | 164 | 211 | 211 | 164 | 228 | 320 | 210 | 155 | 210 | 164 |
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