Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tam O'Shanter today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tam O'Shanter at 2AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tam O'Shanter. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 30 | 151 | 192 | 159 | 108 | 88 | 170 | 386 | 427 | 275 | 199 | 156 | 90 | 46 | 26 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:11AM2.92m | 2:13PM2.91m | 2:11AM2.93m | 3:05PM2.94m | 3:09AM2.88m | 3:55PM2.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13PM0.65m | 7:43AM-0.13m | 8:11PM0.56m | 8:38AM-0.08m | 9:08PM0.49m | 9:31AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | N 10 | NNW 5 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | NE 5 | N 11 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 6 |
12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 427 | 275 | 199 | 156 | 90 | 46 | 26 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | — | NW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | — | — | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 14 | NW 13 | N 5 |
7 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 10 | NW 13 | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | NW 16 | NW 13 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNW 5 | — | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | — | 30 | 151 | 192 | 159 | 108 | 88 | 170 | 386 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 211 | 212 | 214 | 164 | 164 | 212 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 164 | 148 | 50 | 129 | 50 | 50 | 504 | 210 | 155 |
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