Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tam O'Shanter today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tam O'Shanter at 2AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tam O'Shanter. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 41 | 119 | 268 | 233 | 221 | 195 | 138 | 96 | 82 | 58 | 44 | 58 | 95 | 149 | 269 | 274 | 168 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:28PM2.75m | 5:06AM2.58m | 5:09PM2.69m | 5:49AM2.52m | 5:48PM2.62m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50PM0.33m | 11:03AM0.67m | 11:32PM0.37m | 11:45AM0.76m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 6 | — | — | NW 14 | W 19 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 11 | N 7 | — | NW 14 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 9 | 41 | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 58 | 44 | 58 | 5 | 1 | — | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 15 | — | — | — | — | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 16 | — | — | NW 18 | NW 18 |
| kJ | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 10 | — | — | 13 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | NW 16 | NW 20 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 15 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 43 | 36 | 119 | 268 | 233 | 221 | 195 | 138 | 96 | 82 | — | — | — | 95 | 149 | 269 | 274 | 168 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 212 | 214 | 164 | 164 | 211 | 210 | 189 | 164 | 211 | 50 | 0 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 212 | 211 | 164 |
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