Surf Forecasts:
Tamarama Reef surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 15 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period, S swell with 2,534 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 10 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s 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 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 19s. 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 3.0m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 12) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Wed 15th Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tamarama Reef over the next 16 days.
Hey everyone, Rusty here. We got surf on the way for Tamarama Reef, but it’s hit and miss. Some clean fun, then a long stretch of ugly wind and swell.
First chance is Thursday the 9th, but it’s so-so. Morning brings a 6ft SE swell, 10-second period, light cross-on breeze and some rain – only for the keen, moderate energy (735). Afternoon holds around 6ft SE, but a stronger cross-on wind makes it choppy and ordinary.
Friday the 10th is the one. Best bet is the morning: 6ft SE swell with a 9-second period, but the wind is glassy – dead flat. That’s clean waves on this reef. Energy moderate (513). Afternoon stays glassy with similar 5ft SE swell, longer period at 10 seconds (533 energy). This is the best two paddles of the whole run. Water temp is about normal.
Saturday the 11th is clean but smaller. Morning has a 4ft SE swell, glassy with a light offshore from the NW (367 energy). Afternoon drops to 3ft from the ESE, 11-second period (290 energy) with cross-off winds. Still clean, just small.
Sunday the 12th falls off hard. Only 2ft ESE swell with fresh cross-off winds (98 energy) – poor. That trend sticks. Monday the 13th has tiny 2ft S swell (107 energy) and offshore wind, but too weak.
From Tuesday the 14th through Wednesday the 16th, it’s tiny, poor surf, energy dropping into double and single digits. Wednesday the 15th afternoon gets nasty – 8ft S swell with a near gale cross-shore wind (713 energy) – more for the kites. Thursday the 16th is worse: 8ft S swell with gale cross-onshore, completely blown out (1041 energy).
From Thursday the 16th to Wednesday the 23rd, it’s a long, rubbish stretch. Mostly poor, strong winds, blown-out junk. Monday the 20th morning gives a glimpse – 3ft S swell with a long 12-second period, clean offshore winds (266 energy) – but it’s marginal and small.
After the 23rd, it goes flat – 0.7ft E swell (8 energy) – don’t bother. The second week is a write-off.
Bottom line: Friday morning the 10th is your only real standout. Get it while it’s glassy. Rest is a mix of small clean days and long blown-out slop.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 7 | S 12 | S 8 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 19 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 612 | 546 | 554 | 440 | 502 | 520 | 327 | 194 | 173 | 143 | 82 | 38 | 27 | 66 | 69 | 25 | 29 | 33 | 29 | 58 | 688 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 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 | 8:57AM1.15m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 2:24PM0.23m | ||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | 6 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 6 | S 18 |
| kJ | 612 | 546 | 554 | 440 | 502 | 520 | 327 | 194 | 112 | 143 | 82 | 38 | 27 | 33 | 69 | 25 | 29 | 33 | 21 | 18 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 14 | S 19 | S 21 | ESE 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | ESE 9 | S 12 | E 8 | S 11 | E 10 | — | S 12 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 319 | 183 | 39 | 89 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 169 | 173 | 33 | 16 | 3 | 17 | 66 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 11 | 44 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | E 11 | E 8 | — | E 10 | S 19 | E 10 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 29 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | WSW 3 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | 58 | 688 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 96 | 430 |
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