Tam O'Shanter Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.03° S 146.94° E

Tam O'Shanter 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tam O'Shanter sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.5° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tam O'Shanter at 3PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Fri night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.9
NW
5
1.1
NW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.6
NW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
6
2
WNW
7
2.2
WNW
7
2.2
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
153
167
150
126
93
58
39
24
41
75
120
187
227
170
185
346
503
568
373
240
155
117
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
W
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
30
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:06AM2.58m
5:09PM2.69m
5:49AM2.52m
5:48PM2.62m
6:32AM2.46m
6:27PM2.55m
Low Tide
11:03AM0.67m
11:32PM0.37m
11:45AM0.76m
00:13AM0.42m
12:25PM0.84m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
13
12
10
10
Feels °C
8
9
7
7
9
9
8
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
3
3
3
5
5
2
4
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