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Tam O'Shanter Surf Forecast
/ TAS – North Coast (6 breaks) / Tasmania (59 breaks) /
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Tam O'Shanter surfForecast / TAS – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 29 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tam O'Shanter today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tam O'Shanter at 6AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (29 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Tam O'Shanter. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
N 12 | NW 12 | W 12 | N 11 | NW 12 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | |
3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 28 | 61 | 124 | 126 | 170 | 189 | 189 | 259 | 372 | 345 | 202 | 142 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:51AM2.29m | 9:45PM2.40m | 10:47AM2.31m | 10:35PM2.37m | 11:41AM2.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:28AM0.59m | 3:43PM1.00m | 4:18AM0.58m | 4:38PM1.05m | 5:09AM0.54m | 5:33PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | N 10 | — | WNW 13 |
 kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | — | NW 12 | W 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | N 10 | N 10 | NW 12 | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | NW 12 | W 12 | NW 4 | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 20 | — | — | 28 | 61 | 124 | 126 | 170 | 189 | 189 | 259 | 372 | 345 | 202 | 142 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 212 | 155 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 50 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 |
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast of Tasmania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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