Tam O'Shanter Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.03° S 146.94° E

Tam O'Shanter 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tam O'Shanter sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.3° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tam O'Shanter at 6PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
5
0.5
WNW
5
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.9
WNW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.6
NW
6
0.2
WNW
18
0.3
NW
18
0.3
NW
18
0.3
NW
16
0.3
NW
18
0.7
NW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.3
NW
17
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.5
N
4
0.7
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
15
10
10
41
28
22
25
31
49
48
38
49
25
15
46
26
25
25
24
9
22
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
20
W
30
W
15
WNW
0
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:52AM2.61m
5:01PM2.75m
5:41AM2.64m
5:44PM2.79m
6:33AM2.66m
6:31PM2.82m
Low Tide
10:53AM0.59m
11:24PM0.27m
11:39AM0.63m
00:12AM0.18m
12:28PM0.68m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
6
7
11
11
11
10
9
8
7
8
10
10
11
9
8
8
7
8
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
2
4
6
5
8
10
7
6
4
6
7
7
9
6
6
6
4
5
8
8
8
8
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