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Tam O'Shanter Surf Forecast
/ TAS – North Coast (6 breaks) / Tasmania (59 breaks) /
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Tam O'Shanter surfForecast / TAS – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.7° C
(Which is 1.2°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 7PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tam O'Shanter. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 15 | N 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | |
188 | 253 | 332 | 230 | 142 | 91 | 57 | 27 | 50 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 176 | 284 | 292 | 215 | 128 | 89 | 53 | 29 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:15PM2.58m | 3:05AM2.48m | 3:55PM2.59m | 3:45AM2.47m | 4:32PM2.58m | 4:22AM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14PM0.86m | 9:27AM0.37m | 9:54PM0.85m | 10:05AM0.39m | 10:32PM0.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — |
 | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | NW 14 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 15 | N 11 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | — | — | NW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 |
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 91 | 57 | 27 | 50 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 34 | 21 | 21 | — | — | 8 | 53 | 29 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 14 | NW 14 | N 11 | N 11 | NW 14 | NW 13 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | W 6 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 188 | 253 | 332 | 230 | 142 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 17 | 51 | 98 | 176 | 284 | 292 | 215 | 128 | 89 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 211 | 227 | 189 | 189 | 148 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 189 | 164 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 547 | 373 | 373 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 |
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