Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tam O'Shanter today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 20s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tam O'Shanter at 4PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Tam O'Shanter. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 4 | NW 20 | NW 20 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 90 | 100 | 50 | 49 | 77 | 45 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 34 | 93 | 131 | 123 | 85 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:33AM2.28m | 10:26PM2.34m | 11:26AM2.32m | 11:24PM2.35m | 12:16PM2.38m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04AM0.61m | 4:27PM1.05m | 4:58AM0.62m | 5:24PM0.99m | 5:51AM0.62m | 6:20PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 20 | NW 20 | N 10 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | — | NW 14 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 53 | 50 | 49 | 77 | 45 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 34 | 21 | — | 8 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 12 | — | N 9 | N 10 | NW 13 | NW 13 | — | N 10 | NW 13 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | W 21 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 19 | 37 | 47 | 90 | 100 | 82 | 59 | 55 | 55 | 48 | 50 | 48 | 59 | 72 | 93 | 131 | 123 | 85 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 164 | 211 | 212 | 164 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 189 | 164 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 164 | 210 | 210 | 326 |
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