Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tam O'Shanter today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tam O'Shanter at 6PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tam O'Shanter. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, strong winds from the NW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NW 19 | NW 19 | NW 19 | NW 18 | NNE 9 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 56 | 69 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 52 | 17 | 47 | 42 | 40 | 60 | 77 | 8 | 8 | 69 | 116 | 147 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:28AM2.65m | 7:23PM2.83m | 8:25AM2.63m | 8:19PM2.82m | 9:25AM2.61m | 9:20PM2.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20PM0.73m | 1:58AM0.09m | 2:16PM0.76m | 2:57AM0.09m | 3:17PM0.78m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNE 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 23 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 28 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 28 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 16 | NW 18 | NW 19 | NW 19 | NW 19 | NW 6 | NNE 5 | NW 17 | NNE 6 | NNW 6 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 10 | 6 | 47 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 13 | — | NW 6 | W 7 | NW 7 | NW 18 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 16 | NW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 56 | 69 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 60 | 77 | 126 | 109 | 69 | 116 | 147 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 211 | 188 | 212 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 164 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 373 | 210 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 148 | 164 | 148 | 148 |
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