Tam O'Shanter surf break

Tam O'Shanter surfForecast / TAS – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 AEST
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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
15.8° C
(Which is 1.0°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: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)--
Afternoon (23 May)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (23 May)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.5
N
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
11
11
9
7
6
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
NE
5
NE
5
N
10
NW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSW
0
SE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:06PM2.91m
5:14AM2.77m
5:53PM2.84m
6:08AM2.64m
6:39PM2.75m
7:02AM2.50m
Low Tide
11:12PM0.47m
11:31AM0.20m
00:04AM0.49m
12:19PM0.40m
00:55AM0.53m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:57
4:55
4:55
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
16
15
15
13
12
12
14
14
14
13
13
11
11
11
10
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.5
N
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.1
NW
13
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
Energy kJ
8
8
11
9
7
6
6
4
4
5
2
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
1
2
12
11
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
5
0.1
W
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
6
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
2
2
7
7
4
3
12
13
13
13
13
2
1
2
1
1
11
11
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
12
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
15
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
Energy kJ
2
2
6
6
6
6
6
3
5
6
1
1
3
1
1
4
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
Energy kJ
6
11
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
1
2
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
1
1
4
3
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
178
178
164
164
148
148
148
148
178
164
148
148
50
50
148
164
178
148
168
168
164
178
178
178
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
6
5
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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