Surf Forecasts:
Tamarama Reef surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period, SE swell with 1,507 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 10 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SE 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 Friday (Jul 10) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 21s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tamarama Reef in the next 16 days are 2.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-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 Sunday (Jul 12) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Fri 10th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Fri 10th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tamarama Reef over the next 16 days.
Alright, Rusty here again. Let’s break down what’s happening with Tamarama Reef in the old units.
The start of the period is a bust. Big southerly swell, messy cross-onshore winds, and a combined energy reading up around 1736 – that’s moderate energy, but the wind makes it unsurfable.
We get a glimmer on Saturday the 11th of July. The morning brings a clean 4ft southeast swell with a gentle offshore breeze from the northwest. Nice. Combined energy is a modest 329. Not huge, but clean. The water temp is 64°, pretty much normal for this time of year.
The real standout is Sunday the 19th of July in the afternoon. You’ve got a clean 6ft SSE swell, barely any wind, and moderate combined energy of 634. The forecast is for very good surf. That’s your session. The southeast direction is exactly what this reef likes. Then on Monday the 20th of July morning, a bigger 7ft southeast groundswell rolls in with an 11-second period and clean offshore northwesterlies. That’s powerful and clean – over 2.5m, so for experienced surfers only. Combined energy hits 1223, which is moderate to strong.
Later, Thursday the 23rd of July morning has a massive 10ft south swell with a very long 12-second period. The combined energy is a strong 2308. That’s too big for this break. Experts only. The afternoon turns messy again.
The 16-day window has some solid days, but also some long flat spells. The best of the best is that glassy Sunday the 19th of July afternoon. That’s the one to wait for.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 10 | S 7 | S 11 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1507 | 1081 | 665 | 640 | 554 | 430 | 405 | 399 | 300 | 168 | 176 | 161 | 59 | 38 | 138 | 27 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | off |
High Tide | 2:29PM1.31m | 2:29AM1.09m | 3:26PM1.40m | 3:44AM1.04m | 4:24PM1.50m | 4:59AM1.03m | 5:22PM1.60m | 6:08AM1.05m | 6:18PM1.70m | 7:09AM1.08m | 7:12PM1.78m | 8:05AM1.12m | 8:04PM1.82m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46PM0.46m | 8:40AM0.28m | 10:01PM0.38m | 9:38AM0.30m | 11:11PM0.27m | 10:39AM0.30m | 00:15AM0.15m | 11:39AM0.29m | 1:13AM0.05m | 12:36PM0.26m | 2:06AM-0.03m | 1:31PM0.24m | 2:57AM-0.07m | ||||||||
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 | 7:00 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | — | 4:59 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — |
mm | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 5 |
| kJ | 1507 | 367 | 665 | 640 | 554 | 430 | 405 | 399 | 300 | 168 | 112 | 161 | 59 | 38 | 138 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | S 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 13 | — | S 21 | ESE 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | S 12 | S 11 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 |
| kJ | 229 | 5 | 372 | 183 | 39 | 63 | — | 9 | 40 | 157 | 176 | 44 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 21 | — | 8 | 7 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 20 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 22 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 11 | E 10 | S 19 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | NW 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WNW 2 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | 1081 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 154 | 27 | 85 |
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