Tamarama Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.90° S 151.28° E

Tamarama Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tamarama Reef sea temperature is
17.6° C
0.4° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tamarama Reef at 4AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SE
10
2.1
SE
11
1.9
SE
10
2
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
899
954
612
773
701
546
577
554
542
542
440
359
405
502
509
520
465
416
327
263
225
194
183
173
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
SE
5
NE
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:29AM1.09m
3:26PM1.40m
3:44AM1.04m
4:24PM1.50m
4:59AM1.03m
Low Tide
8:46PM0.46m
8:40AM0.28m
10:01PM0.38m
9:38AM0.30m
11:11PM0.27m
10:39AM0.30m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
6:58
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5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
13
14
14
15
16
16
15
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
12
11
10
12
16
18
Feels °C
11
10
10
10
11
12
13
13
13
13
11
10
11
12
12
13
13
12
10
8
7
8
12
14
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