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Tamarama Reef Surf Photo: 'Wild Ride at Tamma! ' by Leigh Gazzard

Lat Long: 33.90° S 151.28° E

Issued: 9 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tamarama Reef sea temperature is

18.5° C

Normal for this time of year

Tamarama Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SW	S	S	S
	11 s	cross	10 s	11 s	22 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 July at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tamarama Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSW	S	S	S
	10 s	cross- on	10 s	10 s	21 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 July at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tamarama Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	S		S	S
	10 s	cross- on		10 s	21 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 July at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tamarama Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WSW		S	S
	10 s	cross- off		10 s	21 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 July at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tamarama Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WSW		S	SSW
	9 s	cross- off		9 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 July at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tamarama Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WSW		S	ENE
	9 s	cross- off		9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 July at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tamarama Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	W	W	S	ENE
	9 s	cross- off	3 s	9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 July at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tamarama Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	W	W	S	ENE
	9 s	cross- off	3 s	9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 July at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tamarama Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	WNW	W	S	ENE
	9 s	cross- off	4 s	9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 July at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tamarama Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	N		S	ENE
	9 s	glass		9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 July at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tamarama Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NNE	W	S	ENE
	9 s	cross- off	3 s	9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 July at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tamarama Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	W	W	S	ENE
	9 s	cross- off	4 s	9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 July at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tamarama Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	W	NW	S	ENE
	10 s	cross- off	4 s	10 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 July at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tamarama Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	WNW	NW	S	ENE
	10 s	cross- off	4 s	10 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 July at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tamarama Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	W	W	SSE	E
	10 s	cross- off	3 s	10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 July at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tamarama Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	WNW	WSW	S	ENE
	10 s	cross- off	4 s	10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 July at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tamarama Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	WNW	W	S	ENE
	10 s	cross- off	4 s	10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 July at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tamarama Reef around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 31 minutes after high water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.9m (3.0 ft). Range 1.97m (6.5 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Tamarama Reef Surf Photo: 'Wild Ride at Tamma! ' by Leigh Gazzard

Whoa! Its Mid Winter in Australia and cold ocean temperature, but nothing stops these guys from enjoying superb surfing conditions at Tamarama!

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User: Leigh Gazzard (305 photos)

Country: Australia (2654 photos)

Photo taken at: 12:32 pm 15 Jul 2018