Tamarama Reef surf break

Tamarama Reef surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
20.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Tamarama Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Tamarama Reef at 12PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (23 Apr)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.2
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
828
778
591
572
505
400
347
285
319
303
292
353
250
245
235
216
146
106
101
96
124
142
100
80
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:43PM0.98m
1:32AM1.44m
3:00PM1.00m
2:44AM1.38m
4:06PM1.07m
3:52AM1.34m
Low Tide
7:31AM0.18m
6:55PM0.51m
8:41AM0.21m
8:17PM0.53m
9:45AM0.21m
9:37PM0.51m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
6:22
6:24
6:24
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5:22
5:22
5:21
5:20
Temp °C
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
19
20
20
18
17
17
18
20
19
20
19
18
17
14
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
18
18
18
17
19
21
18
16
16
17
19
17
18
18
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.2
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
Energy kJ
828
778
582
572
505
400
347
281
319
303
292
353
250
245
235
216
146
106
101
96
124
142
100
80
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
7
Energy kJ
598
566
591
469
431
366
333
285
220
216
157
120
103
81
68
64
45
77
51
31
23
15
19
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
5
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
32
45
32
2
2
15
15
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
NE
3
1
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NNE
4
Energy kJ
63
7
38
38
26
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
11
4
11
20
21
21
41
18
20
55
74
17
17
11
0
0
0
0
17
302
17
13
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
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