Tam O'Shanter Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.03° S 146.94° E

Tam O'Shanter 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tam O'Shanter sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.6° 

Tam O'Shanter surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tam O'Shanter today (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tam O'Shanter at 6AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (02 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (02 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.8
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.4
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
1.2
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
344
284
198
134
145
170
202
278
428
689
857
723
705
926
857
789
569
463
302
155
116
98
132
93
Wind (km/h)
25
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
NW
45
NW
40
W
40
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:02AM2.64m
3:13PM2.71m
3:51AM2.71m
3:56PM2.77m
4:39AM2.75m
4:40PM2.83m
Low Tide
9:07AM0.58m
9:32PM0.29m
9:52AM0.58m
10:18PM0.17m
10:38AM0.59m
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:50
 mm
3
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
10
10
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
11
12
11
12
12
Feels °C
7
2
3
6
6
6
6
5
4
3
4
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
3
5
6
4
7
8
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