Tamarama Reef surf break

Tamarama Reef surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 10 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
23.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Tamarama Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Tamarama Reef at 4PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (10 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (10 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s

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

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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tue
13
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
NE
3
NE
1.6
NE
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.3
ESE
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)888888777888888769977788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)322230179151932330427447517576655785614416310264100205205178152130133135
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
15
NW
20
NNE
15
N
45
SSW
40
S
35
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
15
ENE
5
NNE
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:12PM
1.11
3:19AM
1.21
3:10PM
0.99
4:13AM
1.24
4:18PM
0.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:24AM
0.53
8:36PM
0.34
9:36AM
0.55
9:19PM
0.40
10:51AM
0.54
10:08PM
0.45
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tue
13
Sunrise5:54-------5:54-------5:54-------
Sunset----8:08-------8:08-------8:08---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------11-------
Temp. °C293437343120202120191919192019191919202020202120
Feels °C (?)232934323014151615151413141616161617181920192222
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