Tamarama Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for Tamarama Reef over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly mate, it’s a bit of a slow burner. We’ve got a decent size window coming, but the conditions are going to make you work for it. Tamarama Reef itself is a pretty fickle spot, and it tends to be inconsistent, so you've gotta pick your moments.

The first real glimmer of hope comes on Saturday the 12th of September. The morning is looking tidy – a clean 4ft south swell rolling in with a 12-second period, and a light offshore breeze from the NNW. That’s the combo that’ll have the place looking its best. The swell energy is moderate (471), but with those conditions, it’ll be well worth the paddle out. It’s a break for the more experienced crew, and with crowds *sometimes* an issue, you’ll want to be early.

Things drop right back off after that. The following week is pretty lackluster, with waist to knee-high leftovers and onshore winds chewing things up. You're mostly looking at small, weak pulses of around 2ft to 3ft with poor wind.

Then, we jump ahead to Wednesday the 16th of September. The morning session is all about glass. We've got a 2ft south swell, but the period stretches out to a long 12 seconds. With the wind completely glassy out of the NE, the ocean will be like a mirror and the lines will be clean. It’s small, but for the patient surfer on a log or a fish, the wave quality will be hard to beat.

Hold on for the standout run. Wednesday the 23rd of September morning shows a clean 4ft swell from the ENE, a 8-second period, and light offshore winds from the north. It's not huge, but it’s clean and ridable, which is more than we’ve had for a while.

But the real highlight is Thursday the 24th of September. We're looking at a much better 6ft south swell, with a 9-second period in the morning and stretching to 11 seconds by the afternoon. The morning is glassy – absolutely flat calm winds from the east. The water temperature is sitting around 64°, which is pretty much what you'd expect for this time of year. This is the session to circle on the calendar. It’s the best quality surf of the whole outlook, with clean, glassy conditions on a solid chest to head-high south groundswell. Not too big for the experienced crew, and the swell direction from the south is right in the reef's sweet spot.

The second week has a few other small windows, like the 20th of September morning with a 4ft south swell and cross-off wind (363 energy), but nothing that holds a candle to that 24th.

So, to sum it up: ignore the early week mess. Your best bet is the glassy morning of the 24th for some proper clean waves. The 12th and 16th are decent fallback sessions if you're keen for a paddle.

Rusty.

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