Tam O'Shanter surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 09 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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.0°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 1PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (09 May)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (09 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
1 AM
4 AM
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)
0.4
NW
6
0.3
WNW
5
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
13
0.7
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.5
WNW
6
0.4
NW
5
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
7
7
30
31
18
7
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
4
8
8
4
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
15
W
10
SSW
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
W
5
NW
0
W
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
N
5
NNW
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:22AM2.45m
5:09PM2.57m
5:01AM2.44m
5:46PM2.56m
5:42AM2.42m
6:24PM2.55m
Low Tide
10:42AM0.41m
11:10PM0.86m
11:20AM0.44m
11:49PM0.84m
11:59AM0.49m
00:30AM0.80m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:07
7:07
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:08
5:07
5:07
Temp °C
10
12
15
18
17
13
12
12
12
14
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
14
16
16
15
14
13
13
7
10
12
15
15
10
9
9
10
12
14
14
14
12
11
11
11
13
15
15
14
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
6
0.3
WNW
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.1
NW
13
0.7
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.5
WNW
6
0.4
NW
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.1
NW
5
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
W
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
Energy kJ
8
6
3
7
30
31
18
7
2
2
1
1
1
4
8
8
4
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
W
12
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
Energy kJ
8
8
7
7
7
3
6
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
4
0.5
WNW
5
Energy kJ
1
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
3
4
1
1
1
1
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
164
164
164
155
155
155
155
155
155
155
188
164
155
155
155
148
155
148
188
148
148
148
148
148
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
9
5
8
5
4
4
4
5
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