Tam O'Shanter Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.03° S 146.94° E

Tam O'Shanter 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tam O'Shanter sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.1° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tam O'Shanter at 2AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
14
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.5
N
5
0.6
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
1.2
N
6
1.1
N
6
1
N
6
0.3
NW
19
0.3
NW
18
0.3
NW
18
1
N
7
0.9
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
21
21
22
22
16
19
11
15
42
99
86
76
56
52
48
89
57
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
15
E
20
E
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SSW
20
W
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:31PM2.82m
7:28AM2.65m
7:23PM2.83m
8:25AM2.63m
8:19PM2.82m
Low Tide
1:03AM0.12m
1:20PM0.73m
1:58AM0.09m
2:16PM0.76m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
1
6
6
3
2
4
1
4
4
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
9
11
13
12
11
11
12
12
11
11
12
11
12
12
Feels °C
9
8
8
8
5
6
9
8
7
6
8
8
8
8
9
7
9
8
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