Tam O'Shanter surf break

Tam O'Shanter surfForecast / TAS – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 29 Jan 2026 AEDT
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Tam O'Shanter surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tam O'Shanter sea temperature is
17.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tam O'Shanter today?

The current surf forecast for Tam O'Shanter at 7PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (29 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (29 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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

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Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sun
01
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.6
NNE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.4
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)55344444111144111111121212121212456
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)87688755555322233333371721
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
15
NE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
E
10
E
10
SE
10
ESE
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
N
5
ENE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
0
ESE
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
SE
10
SSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crossononcross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:01AM
2.85
8:59PM
2.63
8:54AM
2.83
9:59PM
2.60
9:52AM
2.80
11:01PM
2.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:34PM
0.10
2:51AM
0.74
3:31PM
0.10
3:49AM
0.80
4:31PM
0.12
4:51AM
0.82
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sun
01
Sunrise6:13-------6:15-------6:16-------
Sunset----8:35-------8:34-------8:32---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151718171616151415181919181715151618201918161514
Feels °C (?)121415141414141314171818191814151619181818151511
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