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Tamarama Reef Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Sydney South Coast (18 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Tamarama Reef surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.4° 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 10AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tamarama Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the W by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | |
680 | 769 | 763 | 724 | 724 | 645 | 629 | 617 | 545 | 535 | 514 | 505 | 486 | 408 | 400 | 410 | 410 | 356 | 290 | 290 | 240 | 196 | 160 | 492 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:30AM0.98m | 10:23PM1.42m | 11:16AM0.94m | 11:06PM1.37m | 12:08PM0.91m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35AM0.25m | 3:49PM0.46m | 5:20AM0.29m | 4:29PM0.51m | 6:09AM0.33m | 5:15PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
18 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 |
 kJ | 680 | 769 | 763 | 724 | 724 | 645 | 629 | 617 | 545 | 535 | 514 | 505 | 486 | 408 | 400 | 410 | 410 | 356 | 290 | 290 | 240 | 196 | 160 | 492 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 11 | S 14 | E 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 30 | 55 | 41 | 36 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 120 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 17 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 18 | S 17 | S 11 | N 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 18 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | W 2 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 42 | 113 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 188 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 174 | 164 | 315 |
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