Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tam O'Shanter today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tam O'Shanter at 10AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tam O'Shanter. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, strong winds from the NW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 17 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 53 | 120 | 185 | 127 | 85 | 68 | 8 | 38 | 60 | 93 | 84 | 65 | 30 | 27 | 10 | 13 | 76 | 255 | 412 | 617 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:23AM2.40m | 1:03PM2.46m | 1:19AM2.47m | 1:48PM2.55m | 2:11AM2.55m | 2:30PM2.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43AM0.61m | 7:12PM0.75m | 7:33AM0.60m | 8:00PM0.59m | 8:20AM0.59m | 8:47PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | — | — | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 19 | NW 14 | WNW 18 | NW 5 | WNW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | — | — | — | — |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 20 | — | NW 18 | — | WNW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 13 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
77 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 53 | 120 | 185 | 127 | 85 | 68 | 50 | 38 | 60 | 93 | 84 | 65 | — | 16 | 9 | 13 | 76 | 255 | 412 | 617 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 164 | 164 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 189 | 155 | 164 | 0 | 164 | 211 | 212 | 227 | 227 | 211 | 272 |
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