Tam O'Shanter surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 22 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
17.0° 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 4AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (23 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (23 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
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 (?)
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
W
0.4
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
Period(s) (?)444444413121245566666666555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8889777663517294348513935353523151811
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
5
NW
15
NNW
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:44AM
2.60
3:46PM
2.52
4:24AM
2.68
4:35PM
2.58
5:04AM
2.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:18PM
0.41
9:48AM
0.75
10:02PM
0.41
10:33AM
0.61
10:46PM
0.43
11:18AM
0.46
Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise----6:05-------6:07-------6:07---
Sunset8:40-------8:39-------8:38-------
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181513121415161616141311131718191916141517222019
Feels °C (?)151199111213131412118101315171715121315211817
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