Tam O'Shanter Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.03° S 146.94° E

Tam O'Shanter 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tam O'Shanter sea temperature is
13.0° 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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tam O'Shanter at 10AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.4
WNW
5
0.5
WNW
5
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.7
NW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.8
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.3
NW
18
0.3
NW
18
0.3
NW
16
0.3
NW
18
0.7
NW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.3
NW
17
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.4
NW
5
0.6
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
10
15
5
5
27
27
40
42
36
49
48
38
49
27
15
46
26
25
25
24
9
25
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
5
SW
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
WNW
10
WNW
20
W
20
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:52AM2.61m
5:01PM2.75m
5:41AM2.64m
5:44PM2.79m
6:33AM2.66m
6:31PM2.82m
Low Tide
10:39PM0.39m
10:53AM0.59m
11:24PM0.27m
11:39AM0.63m
00:12AM0.18m
12:28PM0.68m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
6
1
Temp °C
8
7
6
8
12
11
11
11
10
8
8
9
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
6
4
2
5
7
5
7
9
9
5
6
8
9
8
7
6
6
7
6
6
9
8
8
7
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