Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tam O'Shanter today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tam O'Shanter at 5AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tam O'Shanter. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
93 | 65 | 39 | 35 | 41 | 66 | 120 | 188 | 227 | 259 | 490 | 597 | 727 | 574 | 414 | 256 | 172 | 121 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:09PM2.69m | 5:49AM2.52m | 5:48PM2.62m | 6:32AM2.46m | 6:27PM2.55m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32PM0.37m | 11:45AM0.76m | 00:13AM0.42m | 12:25PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | — | — | NW 14 | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 15 |
7 | 6 | 39 | 12 | 12 | 5 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 33 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 17 | N 7 | WNW 12 | N 7 | NW 16 | NW 16 | — | — | NW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 10 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 17 | N 7 | W 19 | N 7 | NW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 11 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
93 | 65 | — | 35 | 41 | 66 | 120 | 188 | 227 | 259 | 490 | 597 | 727 | 574 | 414 | 256 | 172 | 121 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 168 | 50 | 168 | 164 | 129 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 211 | 164 | 373 | 373 | 373 | 155 | 155 | 155 |
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