- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Tam O'Shanter Surf Forecast
/ TAS – North Coast (6 breaks) / Tasmania (59 breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Tam O'Shanter surfForecast / TAS – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 03 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
17.0° C
(Which is 1.4°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 5AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (04 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
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 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | |
24 | 17 | 11 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 44 | 85 | 134 | 227 | 281 | 381 | 304 | 159 | 131 | 94 | 58 | 38 | 32 | 34 | 76 | 164 | 299 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 00:54AM2.42m | 1:50PM2.51m | 1:40AM2.44m | 2:34PM2.56m | 2:24AM2.47m | 3:15PM2.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00PM0.95m | 7:20AM0.45m | 7:48PM0.91m | 8:05AM0.40m | 8:33PM0.88m | 8:47AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | |  | |  |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 |
11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 7 | — | N 9 | N 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 10 | N 11 | WNW 6 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
 kJ | 6 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 85 | — | 7 | 6 | 381 | 304 | 159 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NW 5 | NW 12 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | N 11 | NW 14 | NW 15 | NW 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NNE 9 | NNE 5 | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | 7 | 25 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | — | — | — | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | — | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | NW 7 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 24 | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | 19 | 44 | — | 134 | 227 | 281 | — | — | — | 131 | 94 | — | 38 | 32 | 34 | 76 | 164 | 299 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 164 | 164 | 164 | 50 | 148 | 148 | 164 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 164 | 50 | 50 | 148 | 189 | 189 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 211 | 210 |
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast of Tasmania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Tam O'Shanter surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest