Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tam O'Shanter today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tam O'Shanter at 12AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tam O'Shanter. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 42 | 52 | 144 | 268 | 255 | 240 | 176 | 120 | 106 | 66 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:20AM2.64m | 4:28PM2.75m | 5:06AM2.58m | 5:09PM2.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06PM0.32m | 10:20AM0.58m | 10:50PM0.33m | 11:03AM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 14 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NW 14 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NW 15 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | — | — | — | W 19 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 52 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | — | NW 14 | NW 14 | — | NW 15 | NW 15 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
— | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | 8 | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
20 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 42 | 35 | 144 | 268 | 255 | 240 | 176 | 120 | 106 | 66 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 212 | 224 | 212 | 164 | 188 | 164 | 164 | 211 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 164 | 212 | 211 | 227 | 211 | 164 | 164 | 50 |
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