Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tam O'Shanter today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tam O'Shanter at 1PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tam O'Shanter. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 28 | 28 | 39 | 36 | 27 | 68 | 186 | 237 | 263 | 261 | 176 | 134 | 96 | 69 | 54 | 80 | 113 | 183 | 189 | 159 | 142 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:20AM2.64m | 4:28PM2.75m | 5:06AM2.58m | 5:09PM2.69m | 5:49AM2.52m | 5:48PM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20AM0.58m | 10:50PM0.33m | 11:03AM0.67m | 11:32PM0.37m | 11:45AM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||
6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NNE 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 15 | — | NE 8 | — | N 8 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 16 | — | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 |
25 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 1 | 27 | 8 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 96 | 69 | 13 | 12 | 10 | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | — | — | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 16 | NW 11 | — | NW 19 | NW 18 | NW 18 |
7 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | — | 15 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 17 | — | W 19 | N 7 | NW 20 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | 11 | — | 7 | 1 | 15 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
— | 28 | 28 | — | 36 | 21 | 68 | 186 | 237 | 263 | 261 | 176 | 134 | — | — | 54 | 80 | 113 | 183 | 189 | 159 | 142 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 164 | 212 | 212 | 214 | 212 | 214 | 164 | 164 | 210 | 210 | 211 | 189 | 211 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 212 | 212 | 211 |
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