Tamarama Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.90° S 151.28° E

Tamarama Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tamarama Reef sea temperature is
16.8° C
1.0° 

Tamarama Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tamarama Reef today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tamarama Reef at 3PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.9
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.4
NE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.6
SW
5
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
43
54
41
68
151
80
83
50
47
35
26
26
18
13
9
21
6
6
12
5
5
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
N
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
SW
15
SE
5
ESE
5
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-off
High Tide
1:51PM1.26m
2:24AM0.86m
2:55PM1.25m
3:46AM0.84m
4:00PM1.27m
Low Tide
6:57AM0.47m
8:49PM0.50m
7:52AM0.53m
10:06PM0.48m
9:01AM0.55m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
14
17
20
18
20
19
17
16
17
16
20
21
19
17
15
14
14
15
19
17
16
16
Feels °C
11
14
16
14
17
16
14
14
14
13
19
18
15
14
13
12
11
13
17
14
15
15
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