Tam O'Shanter surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 12 Mar 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
18.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tam O'Shanter today?

The current surf forecast for Tam O'Shanter at 10AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (12 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (12 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
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 (?)
0.1
NW
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
0.1
N
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
W
0.5
NW
0.1
NW
0.4
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
Period(s) (?)136666666126651214224215201919191818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)710811214313013011389524151055981715151514141312
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
5
ENE
10
E
5
N
5
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:29AM
2.56
7:12PM
2.49
7:06AM
2.52
7:53PM
2.43
7:45AM
2.48
8:36PM
2.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:30AM
0.79
12:52PM
0.43
1:07AM
0.84
1:31PM
0.46
1:47AM
0.90
2:12PM
0.50
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise--7:05-------7:05-------7:07-----
Sunset-----7:37-------7:37-------7:35--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131313141617141212121214151616161413131415151415
Feels °C (?)767689777789101113151212121112131314
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