Tamarama Reef surf break

Tamarama Reef surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 22 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
22.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tamarama Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Tamarama Reef at 1AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 2.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (23 Jan)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (23 Jan)5ft (1.6m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSE
2.3
S
2.1
S
2
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)89999101010999999998991011111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)956780676650694711640563461400391344294287237189194237237253478540486486
Wind
(km/h)
40
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
WNW
15
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
20
NNE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:01AM
1.20
11:52AM
1.45
12:45AM
1.24
12:37PM
1.34
1:34AM
1.28
1:30PM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:52PM
0.10
5:40AM
0.37
6:28PM
0.13
6:33AM
0.40
7:07PM
0.17
7:35AM
0.43
Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise----6:05-------6:07-------6:07---
Sunset8:06-------8:06-------8:05-------
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201919191920202020202018182022222221212121242525
Feels °C (?)131315151618171717181918181919192020222323252424
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