Tam O'Shanter surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.9° C
(Which is 1.5°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 9AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (12 Apr)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1.1
W
0.1
N
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.1
W
1.2
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)88887777766661666666616566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)682603449316251218208148838882851045785341322726574140197
Wind
(km/h)
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:11AM
2.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:16AM
0.88
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise--6:37-------6:39-------6:39-----
Sunset-----5:46-------5:45-------5:44--
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----------1------------1
Temp. °C1110101112121111121214141717141210981216161614
Feels °C (?)212243346610811119775481110108
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