Tam O'Shanter Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.03° S 146.94° E

Tam O'Shanter 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tam O'Shanter sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.4° 

Tam O'Shanter surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tam O'Shanter today (23 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tam O'Shanter at 10PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)--
Afternoon (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
14
0.3
NW
15
0.3
NW
16
0.8
WNW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.8
NW
4
1.2
NW
5
1.1
NW
6
1
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.5
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
16
0.2
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
37
39
27
31
33
22
29
74
79
60
38
24
14
6
7
12
11
10
25
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
5
WSW
0
SSE
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
NNW
5
W
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:07PM2.49m
8:00AM2.33m
7:50PM2.44m
8:48AM2.29m
8:37PM2.39m
Low Tide
1:06PM0.92m
1:37AM0.52m
1:50PM0.98m
2:23AM0.56m
2:38PM1.03m
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light rain
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light rain
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
6
6
8
7
7
8
8
9
8
9
10
12
12
10
9
9
12
12
11
11
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