
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tam O'Shanter today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 19s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tam O'Shanter at 7AM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 19s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Tam O'Shanter. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 5 | N 16 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 16 | NW 18 | NW 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 54 | 82 | 75 | 64 | 61 | 49 | 48 | 38 | 48 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:04AM2.56m | 4:20PM2.70m | 4:52AM2.61m | 5:01PM2.75m | 5:41AM2.64m | 5:44PM2.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09AM0.56m | 10:39PM0.39m | 10:53AM0.59m | 11:24PM0.27m | 11:39AM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 5 | W 18 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 12 | N 16 | — | W 16 | NW 6 | NW 19 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 16 | NW 18 | NW 5 |
16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | — | 5 | 54 | 14 | 75 | 64 | 61 | 40 | 22 | 38 | 48 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | — | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 17 | W 12 | — | — | NW 19 | — | NW 19 | NW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 19 | W 8 | NW 18 |
4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 14 | — | 14 | 13 | 31 | 49 | 48 | 15 | 1 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 5 | NW 5 | — | W 19 | W 19 | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | NW 14 |
— | — | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | 9 | 20 | 20 | 32 | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 17 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 164 | 50 | 129 |
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