Tamarama Reef surf break

Tamarama Reef surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 AEST
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Tamarama Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tamarama Reef sea temperature is
21.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Tamarama Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Tamarama Reef at 10AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

Table - waves today at Tamarama Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
NE
5
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.7
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
235
211
199
116
94
87
120
142
60
60
49
38
35
51
14
23
34
26
28
23
28
49
29
19
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
NW
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
N
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
N
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:44AM1.38m
4:06PM1.07m
3:52AM1.34m
4:59PM1.16m
4:52AM1.31m
5:43PM1.26m
Low Tide
9:45AM0.21m
9:37PM0.51m
10:38AM0.21m
10:45PM0.45m
11:22AM0.21m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:24
6:24
6:24
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5:21
5:20
5:19
Temp °C
18
18
18
19
20
20
20
20
18
17
17
19
20
20
20
19
17
17
16
18
19
20
20
19
18
18
17
19
18
17
17
18
17
16
16
17
16
16
16
17
15
16
14
17
16
17
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
Energy kJ
235
211
199
116
94
87
120
142
43
60
49
38
18
18
14
8
15
26
28
23
4
4
29
19
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
79
64
45
72
57
31
23
15
48
36
34
18
5
5
10
9
14
9
9
4
3
1
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.1
N
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
2
2
46
45
32
2
15
15
14
9
8
5
5
5
2
8
2
2
3
1
3
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.6
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
4
Energy kJ
54
8
35
60
35
51
12
23
34
22
28
49
3
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
18
17
17
17
0
0
0
0
153
302
55
0
0
1
12
15
188
188
29
27
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
6
4
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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