Tamarama Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming our way for Tamarama Reef.

First up, the water temp is sittin' pretty average for this time of year, so no surprises there. The week ahead is a bit of a mixed bag, but there are a couple of windows that’ll get the blood pumping.

We kick off on Monday, the 3rd of August. The morning looks the pick of the early days with a clean 4ft SE swell, period of 11 seconds, and a light cross-off NNW breeze. The combined energy is moderate at 261. It’s a reef break, so it’s for the advanced crew, and it’s inconsistent, so you’ll be waitin’ for the sets. Crowds are a possibility, but if you’re out there when it’s clean, it’s worth the paddle. The afternoon drops off a bit to 3ft with an offshore WNW wind, but the energy drops to 143.

Tuesday the 4th is a write-off, tiny and weak. Wednesday the 5th is flat and messy. Thursday the 6th sees a bit more push in the morning with a 4ft S swell and 185 energy, but it’s ordinary. Friday the 7th morning is the real standout of the first week: 4ft of S swell, 9-second period, offshore light W wind, and clean conditions. Energy is 210. This is the one to circle. It’s not huge, but the conditions will be glassy and the reef will focus that energy nicely.

From Saturday the 8th through to the middle of the second week, it’s mostly small, weak, and wind-affected. There’s a gap of poor surf that stretches almost a week. A few mornings show clean, small waves, but nothing to get excited about.

Now, lookin’ into the second week, things get more interesting but less certain. On Monday the 17th of August, the morning is blown out with a big S swell, but the afternoon shows a 7ft S swell with a 12-second period and a massive energy reading of 1249. The wind is light cross-onshore, so it’ll be a bit bumpy, but that’s a lot of water movin’. This is for experts only – 7ft is too big for beginners. The long period of 12 seconds means it’ll be a proper groundswell, and a reef like this is the place for it, but the cross-onshore breeze will take the shine off. Still, it’s the biggest pulse of the forecast.

Tuesday the 18th morning has a 6ft S swell, 11-second period, and 755 energy, with a cross-shore wind. It’s another big, grunty day for the skilled crew, but the conditions are a bit mixed.

The absolute standout of the whole 16 days is the Friday the 7th morning session. Clean, light wind, solid 4ft swell, and the reef doing its thing. The Monday the 17th afternoon is the big-wave option, but it’s for the brave and the wind is a factor.

Rusty, signing off.

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