Tamarama Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s get stuck into this. Over here at Tamarama Reef, we’ve got a bit of a mixed bag, but let’s be honest, it’s a tricky stretch to pin down. The week kicks off with some size, but the wind's an absolute mongrel – cross-onshore and messy. We’re looking at 8 ft of SSE swell (841 combined energy) on Tuesday with a 19 mph southerly that’s chewing it up. Solid lumps but poor quality. Tuesday afternoon cleans up a fraction with a 6 mph onshore from the SSE, but it’s still average. Wednesday morning drops to 3 ft from the S (166 energy) with a 16 mph cross-onshore, and then it’s back up to 10 ft in the arvo with a 28 mph howler – that’s expert territory, messy as. Thursday’s the same story: 8 ft S swell (1288 energy) onshore and lumpy. No good. Friday’s a slight step sideways with 7 ft SSE (689 energy) and cross-shore winds – marginal at best.

Now, we’ve been waiting, and finally, the standout lands on Saturday the 12th. Saturday morning is the pick. We’ve got 4 ft SSE swell (344 energy), light offshore from the NW at just 3 mph – that’s glassy, clean conditions. This is the best window in the whole 16 days. The swell’s not huge but it’s got a nice 9-second period, and it’ll be peeling off that reef nicely. Water temp’s sitting at 64°, which is bang on average for this time of year – nothing weird going on. Crowds can show up here sometimes, so get in early. Saturday arvo gets wrecked by a 16 mph cross-shore, so make the most of the morning.

After that, we drop right off. Sunday and Monday the 13th and 14th are small – 3 ft and 2 ft S swell – with cleanish cross-off breezes but barely enough energy to push a board. Tuesday the 15th is a write-off: 2 ft (70 energy) and a 22 mph onshore. There’s a gap here of a few days where it’s just not worth it. Then we get a few marginal windows, like Wednesday the 16th arvo with 5 ft SSE (728 energy) and a light onshore – might be a sneaky one if the tide’s right. Thursday the 17th morning has 3 ft SSE (212 energy) and a clean cross-off from the N, but it’s tiny.

Then we hit another dry spell until Tuesday the 22nd. That morning is the other little standout – glassy conditions, 0 mph wind from the WNW, 5 ft NE swell (380 energy). It’s a short-period 7-second swell, so it’ll be a bit junky on the reef, but the glassy calm will make it look a whole lot better than most days. After that, it’s back to cross-shore junk through to the end of the 23rd. So the main call is Saturday the 12th morning – that’s your window, clean little runner.

Rusty.

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