Tam O'Shanter surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 24 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 5AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (25 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (25 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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

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Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
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 (?)
0.6
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.5
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.3
NNE
0.1
W
0.6
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NNE
Period(s) (?)6666655441616161615153454521446
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)273435341614121110101010998814171079162131
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
10
E
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
5
N
15
NW
15
NNW
10
WNW
5
S
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffglasscross-
off
glassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:04AM
2.74
5:25PM
2.63
5:44AM
2.79
6:16PM
2.66
6:26AM
2.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:46PM
0.43
11:18AM
0.46
11:31PM
0.47
12:03PM
0.33
12:17AM
0.53
12:50PM
0.22
Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise----6:07-------6:09-------6:11---
Sunset8:38-------8:38-------8:37-------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181514141621191917161312131517171614121113191920
Feels °C (?)1514121214201717161612111213141312109810151618
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