Tam O'Shanter surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 22 May 2026 AEST
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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
16.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than 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 5AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (23 May)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (23 May)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
15
0.4
NE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
4
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
10
10
10
9
8
15
18
20
13
7
6
12
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
15
12
11
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
E
20
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
NE
5
N
0
E
5
SE
5
W
10
SW
10
SE
5
SE
5
N
5
NNE
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
glassy
High Tide
4:17PM2.96m
4:20AM2.88m
5:06PM2.91m
5:14AM2.77m
5:53PM2.84m
6:08AM2.64m
Low Tide
10:20PM0.48m
10:42AM0.03m
11:12PM0.47m
11:31AM0.20m
00:04AM0.49m
12:19PM0.40m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:57
4:55
Temp °C
11
10
10
11
12
14
16
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
14
14
15
15
10
8
7
9
10
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
12
13
15
15
16
13
13
11
13
13
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.2
NNE
3
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
14
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
Energy kJ
8
10
10
10
1
8
8
18
20
13
7
6
3
4
4
2
12
13
13
13
13
15
12
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NW
15
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
9
2
2
8
7
7
7
3
12
13
13
13
2
2
1
1
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
W
8
0.1
NW
12
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
12
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
4
6
6
6
6
6
3
5
5
1
6
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
0.6
NNE
4
Energy kJ
3
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Distance (km)
148
148
148
148
164
178
178
178
178
148
148
148
148
148
164
148
148
148
148
148
148
164
168
178
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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