Tam O'Shanter surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 23 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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 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 11AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (23 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (23 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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

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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
W
0.5
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.3
NE
Period(s) (?)554441312124566666666655446
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)777776639183146505137353524231418111010
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
10
E
15
SE
10
S
15
S
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:44AM
2.60
3:46PM
2.52
4:24AM
2.68
4:35PM
2.58
5:04AM
2.74
5:25PM
2.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:48AM
0.75
10:02PM
0.41
10:33AM
0.61
10:46PM
0.43
11:18AM
0.46
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise--6:05-------6:07-------6:07-----
Sunset------8:39-------8:38-------8:38-
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121212141616151413111217171919161515162119181816
Feels °C (?)8991013131311108913141616151314142017161713
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