Tam O'Shanter Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.03° S 146.94° E

Tam O'Shanter 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tam O'Shanter sea temperature is
12.7° C
0.2° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tam O'Shanter at 10AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (12 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
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
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NW
6
1.8
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
151
306
371
485
340
282
202
162
137
131
191
175
130
103
103
88
68
82
107
100
94
77
56
43
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
W
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:27AM2.61m
10:25PM2.78m
11:28AM2.64m
11:31PM2.75m
12:27PM2.69m
Low Tide
3:58AM0.12m
4:21PM0.76m
5:00AM0.16m
5:26PM0.71m
6:01AM0.21m
6:30PM0.62m
rain showers
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light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
7:03
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5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
12
11
12
11
12
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
13
14
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
14
12
12
Feels °C
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
8
9
6
6
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
9
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