Tam O'Shanter surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 AEST
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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
16.9° C
(Which is 1.3°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 8AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (05 May)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (05 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
7
1.6
NNW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
6
0.1
N
11
0.8
WNW
6
1
WNW
5
1.4
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.6
NW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1
NW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
NW
14
0.3
NW
14
0.3
NW
14
0.3
NW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
233
294
268
201
167
192
136
2
34
58
127
124
147
188
214
150
80
47
24
17
29
32
33
34
Wind (km/h)
25
N
10
SSE
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
20
W
20
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:40AM2.44m
2:34PM2.56m
2:24AM2.47m
3:15PM2.58m
3:05AM2.48m
3:55PM2.59m
Low Tide
8:05AM0.40m
8:33PM0.88m
8:47AM0.38m
9:14PM0.86m
9:27AM0.37m
9:54PM0.85m
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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7:01
7:03
7:03
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5:15
5:14
5:13
3
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
13
15
16
15
13
13
13
15
14
15
15
15
14
11
8
7
7
9
12
12
9
8
11
13
11
11
11
9
7
9
10
10
9
10
9
9
9
5
4
3
2
3
6
5
1
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
9
1.6
NNW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
1
NW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.3
NW
14
0.3
NW
14
0.3
NW
15
Energy kJ
7
294
268
201
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
80
47
24
14
8
32
33
34
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
W
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
NW
14
0.2
WNW
5
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
2
5
9
8
8
8
7
7
17
29
3
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
7
1.3
NW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
1
WNW
5
1.4
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.6
NW
7
1.3
WNW
7
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.8
W
4
0.9
W
4
Energy kJ
233
167
192
136
82
34
58
127
124
147
188
214
150
5
2
5
2
1
18
31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
129
0
0
148
148
148
148
148
148
148
148
211
236
189
148
164
0
148
189
216
50
148
164
148
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
7
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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