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Tamarama Reef surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia
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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
20.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tamarama Reef today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarama Reef at 7AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tamarama Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
514 | 452 | 394 | 340 | 290 | 239 | 192 | 192 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 121 | 118 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 80 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 7:31AM1.03m | 7:32PM1.51m | 8:12AM1.02m | 8:08PM1.52m | 8:53AM1.01m | 8:46PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:41AM0.24m | 12:59PM0.37m | 2:20AM0.21m | 1:36PM0.39m | 2:59AM0.20m | 2:13PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
514 | 452 | 301 | 295 | 264 | 234 | 191 | 161 | 108 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 121 | 118 | 89 | 89 | 41 | 42 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 80 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 | E 10 | E 9 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 |
279 | 280 | 394 | 340 | 290 | 239 | 192 | 192 | 156 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 14 | 63 | 47 | 22 | 87 | 85 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 50 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | N 9 | — | — | — | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | — |
5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 35 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | W 4 | SSW 7 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | — | NNW 2 |
8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 9 | 55 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 17 | 19 | 35 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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