Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tam O'Shanter today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 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 6PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 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 ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 16 | NW 18 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | N 4 | N 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 28 | 22 | 25 | 31 | 49 | 48 | 38 | 49 | 25 | 15 | 46 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 22 |
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 | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-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 | 10:53AM0.59m | 11:24PM0.27m | 11:39AM0.63m | 00:12AM0.18m | 12:28PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 19 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 16 | NW 18 | NW 14 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 38 | 49 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | N 16 | — | — | — | NW 19 | NW 19 | NW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 19 | W 8 | NW 18 | NW 14 | NW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NNW 3 | — | NW 15 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 13 | 31 | 49 | 48 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 46 | 26 | 25 | 1 | — | 9 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 17 | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | NW 11 | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | NW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 21 | 34 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 27 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 148 | 148 | 155 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 0 | 189 | 189 | 0 | 148 | 50 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 164 | 212 | 164 | 164 |
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