Tam O'Shanter Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.03° S 146.94° E

Tam O'Shanter 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tam O'Shanter sea temperature is
12.8° C
0.3° 

Tam O'Shanter surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tam O'Shanter today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tam O'Shanter at 3PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
1
N
5
1.4
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
6
1.4
NW
7
1.5
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.3
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
21
20
20
9
13
13
13
13
13
20
27
47
176
209
178
189
171
130
109
93
80
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
30
NNE
30
N
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:46PM2.79m
4:20AM2.64m
4:28PM2.75m
5:06AM2.58m
5:09PM2.69m
Low Tide
9:35AM0.49m
10:06PM0.32m
10:20AM0.58m
10:50PM0.33m
11:03AM0.67m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
1
5
4
4
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
8
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
7
7
10
9
8
6
7
7
7
7
7
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Tam O'Shanter surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest