Tamarama Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.90° S 151.28° E

Tamarama Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tamarama Reef sea temperature is
20.3°C
1.7° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tamarama Reef at 7PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
0.8
SE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.9
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
343
281
249
215
235
235
281
230
225
205
196
184
161
95
122
116
88
86
78
41
36
72
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ESE
10
E
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
NE
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:12PM1.27m
2:27AM0.87m
2:15PM1.22m
3:43AM0.89m
3:22PM1.21m
Low Tide
6:28AM0.56m
8:24PM0.42m
7:30AM0.61m
9:30PM0.42m
8:47AM0.63m
10:29PM0.39m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:11
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7:08
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Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
13
14
13
14
14
15
16
15
15
16
15
14
14
16
15
16
15
17
15
14
14
16
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