Tam O'Shanter surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 26 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
17.3° 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 7PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)--
Afternoon (26 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (26 Jan)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
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
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
0.5
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.1
W
0.6
NE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNE
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.7
NW
0.6
WNW
0.4
NW
0.3
NE
0.1
NW
Period(s) (?)153445521466666688856666513
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8881110791624313332311822221248533423977
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
10
E
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
15
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NE
25
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosson
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:16PM
2.66
6:26AM
2.83
7:08PM
2.67
7:12AM
2.85
8:02PM
2.66
8:01AM
2.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:17AM
0.53
12:50PM
0.22
1:05AM
0.60
1:41PM
0.14
1:56AM
0.67
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise------6:11-------6:11-------6:13-
Sunset--8:37-------8:37-------8:36-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171716141211131920201916161617222525211715141418
Feels °C (?)1413121098101616171616161517192019181413121217
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