Tam O'Shanter Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.03° S 146.94° E

Tam O'Shanter 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 19 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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tam O'Shanter at 1PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
N
5
0.6
NW
7
0.9
NNW
7
1.5
NW
6
1.6
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.3
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.4
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
28
28
39
36
27
68
186
237
263
261
176
134
96
69
54
80
113
183
189
159
142
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NE
20
NNE
25
N
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:20AM2.64m
4:28PM2.75m
5:06AM2.58m
5:09PM2.69m
5:49AM2.52m
5:48PM2.62m
Low Tide
10:20AM0.58m
10:50PM0.33m
11:03AM0.67m
11:32PM0.37m
11:45AM0.76m
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
1
1
2
4
5
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
12
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
11
12
12
12
11
9
Feels °C
9
8
9
11
8
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
8
7
7
6
6
7
5
3
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