Tamarama Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.90° S 151.28° E

Tamarama Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tamarama Reef sea temperature is
16.5° C
1.4° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tamarama Reef at 12PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.2
NE
10
1.1
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
61
42
29
32
47
63
61
61
115
115
119
116
116
403
620
587
497
490
404
264
203
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
E
15
ENE
20
NE
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
NNW
25
N
35
NE
45
NNE
30
N
35
NW
35
NNW
40
NW
45
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:06PM1.49m
4:58AM0.98m
5:10PM1.58m
6:05AM1.03m
6:08PM1.67m
Low Tide
9:15AM0.39m
11:05PM0.25m
10:26AM0.37m
00:08AM0.14m
11:31AM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:21
 mm
4
1
1
Temp °C
10
12
15
14
15
14
12
11
11
13
17
18
12
15
18
16
15
12
16
16
14
16
Feels °C
7
9
13
10
11
11
10
9
9
10
12
13
8
8
11
10
9
4
6
6
7
8
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