
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tamarama Reef today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarama Reef at 7AM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tamarama Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
265 | 182 | 180 | 135 | 136 | 257 | 256 | 251 | 263 | 352 | 244 | 193 | 132 | 164 | 244 | 259 | 366 | 292 | 221 | 178 | 116 | 167 | 250 | 550 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:57AM1.06m | 5:50PM1.39m | 6:32AM1.17m | 6:30PM1.43m | 7:06AM1.27m | 7:09PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53PM0.29m | 11:32AM0.44m | 00:26AM0.22m | 12:16PM0.36m | 00:58AM0.16m | 12:59PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 |
72 | 130 | 134 | 135 | 83 | 108 | 114 | 112 | 79 | 206 | 168 | 137 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 50 | 180 | 147 | 117 | 96 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 250 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 19 | S 20 | S 20 | E 13 | E 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 9 |
140 | 116 | 89 | 85 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 76 | 73 | 73 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 16 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | S 17 | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 15 | — | — | — | — |
265 | 182 | 180 | 47 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
59 | 159 | — | — | 136 | 257 | 256 | 251 | 263 | 352 | 244 | 193 | 132 | 164 | 244 | 259 | 366 | 292 | 221 | 178 | 116 | 167 | 250 | 550 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 94 | 17 | 54 | 44 | 17 | 0 | 37 | 412 | 535 | 355 | 41 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 106 | 106 | 37 | 13 |
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