Surf Forecasts:
Tamarama Reef surf forecast from 2 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 8 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 5 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period, SSE swell with 2,160 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 2 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tamarama Reef this week:
The surf forecast for Tamarama Reef over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 02) at 4PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tamarama Reef in the next 16 days are 3.0m 12s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 05) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Friday (Jul 03) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4PM (Thu 2nd Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Wed 8th Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Sun 5th Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tamarama Reef over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the SSE by Sat morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 12 | S 9 | S 8 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 143 | 110 | 68 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 276 | 159 | 191 | 1565 | 933 | 1569 | 1055 | 961 | 838 | 756 | 1040 | 769 | 636 | 489 | 706 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:43PM1.52m | 10:32AM1.04m | 10:19PM1.48m | 11:13AM1.07m | 10:57PM1.42m | 11:57AM1.11m | 11:38PM1.35m | 12:43PM1.16m | 00:25AM1.26m | 1:34PM1.23m | 1:21AM1.17m | 2:29PM1.31m | 2:29AM1.09m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14PM0.40m | 4:33AM0.18m | 3:55PM0.42m | 5:08AM0.18m | 4:39PM0.45m | 5:43AM0.19m | 5:28PM0.48m | 6:20AM0.20m | 6:26PM0.50m | 7:01AM0.22m | 7:32PM0.50m | 7:47AM0.25m | 8:46PM0.46m | ||||||||
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 | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
 | — | 4:55 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 4:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 12 | S 9 | S 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 13 | E 13 | SSE 21 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 143 | 110 | 68 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 276 | 159 | 100 | 13 | 617 | 3 | 43 | 961 | 838 | 756 | 1040 | 769 | 636 | 489 | 706 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 11 | E 10 | NNE 4 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 11 | E 8 | E 13 | — | E 13 | S 20 | E 14 | SE 13 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 23 |
| kJ | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 63 | 5 | 3 | — | 3 | 8 | 4 | 196 | 106 | 60 | 201 | 309 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | — | S 12 | E 13 | E 12 | ENE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 16 | E 13 | E 12 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | S 15 | — |
| kJ | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 14 | — | 5 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | W 4 | SW 4 | — | — | S 8 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 16 | — | — | 191 | 1565 | 933 | 1569 | 1055 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 223 | 18 | 0 | 74 | 16 | 24 | 359 | 174 | 102 | 141 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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