Tam O'Shanter surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 01 May 2026 AEST
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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
17.0° C
(Which is 1.3°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 12AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.3
NW
5
0.3
NW
5
0.3
NW
5
0.3
NW
5
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.3
NW
15
1.2
NNW
5
0.4
NW
13
0.9
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
5
6
6
7
17
18
8
14
36
75
46
41
28
32
51
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
NE
10
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
W
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:14PM2.39m
12:11PM2.39m
00:05AM2.39m
1:03PM2.45m
00:54AM2.42m
1:50PM2.51m
Low Tide
5:13PM0.95m
5:43AM0.57m
6:08PM0.97m
6:33AM0.50m
7:00PM0.95m
7:20AM0.45m
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part cloud
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cloud
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light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
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6:58
7:00
7:01
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5:19
5:16
5:15
6
3
3
7
12
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
16
16
16
15
17
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
15
16
16
16
14
14
15
16
16
15
17
14
14
14
13
16
17
16
15
15
13
13
14
16
15
14
13
13
11
12
12
13
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.3
NW
5
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
NW
5
0.3
NW
5
0.3
NW
5
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.3
NW
4
0.3
NW
15
1.2
NNW
5
0.4
NW
13
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
Energy kJ
8
9
9
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
6
6
7
17
18
8
3
36
75
43
23
22
20
19
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
NW
5
0.3
NW
5
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
7
0.3
NW
5
0.3
NW
5
0.3
NW
5
0.3
NW
5
0.2
NNE
8
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NW
14
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
N
10
Energy kJ
2
1
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
5
4
4
5
7
6
7
8
29
8
8
8
9
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NW
16
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
NW
15
0.2
N
9
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
2
1
1
2
10
9
8
8
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NW
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
Energy kJ
3
4
3
4
14
35
46
41
28
32
51
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
3
3
1
3
1
1
4
1
4
1
4
1
1
Distance (km)
164
164
164
164
164
164
164
212
188
188
164
164
164
164
164
212
0
168
129
178
129
148
50
50
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
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