Tam O'Shanter surf break

Tam O'Shanter surfForecast / TAS – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 17 Feb 2026 AEDT
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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
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Tam O'Shanter today?

The current surf forecast for Tam O'Shanter at 2PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (17 Feb)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (17 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)17s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.1
NW
0.5
N
1.3
WNW
0.1
NW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.8
WNW
2
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
Period(s) (?)66651746166666777766666665
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)262924141211100109590127262356222163175149175164181132883322
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNW
30
W
35
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
20
W
5
SE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:42AM
2.38
12:48AM
2.35
12:42PM
2.41
1:38AM
2.43
1:41PM
2.47
2:26AM
2.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:45AM
1.06
6:17PM
0.55
6:43AM
0.99
7:11PM
0.53
7:39AM
0.87
8:04PM
0.50
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
Sunrise6:37-------6:39-------6:39-------
Sunset----8:13-------8:12-------8:10---
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----111------------------
Temp. °C162021211816141414161717171716151617192020161313
Feels °C (?)14181920181178811101011121091111131515121212
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