Weather Forecast
21.70°C
Current Temperature
13.00km/h
Wind speed
21.50°C
Water Temperature
1.04m
Swell
1.58m
Tide
10/11
UV
Tamarama Beach (NSW 322) is one of several deeply embayed beaches on Sydney's south side. It is only 80 m long, with the narrow sand filled valley behind the beach providing 3 ha of well maintained park and picnic areas (Fig. 4.241). The small beach is wedged between two protruding sandstone headlands and the energetic wave climate ensures that at least one and often two rips are present on the beach, with one usually flowing out past the northern rocks. As a result there are 150 rescues each year, similar to North Bondi, but they are dragged out of the surf at a rate of 5.5 per 1000 swimmers, ten times the North Bondi average, and the highest on Sydney's southern beaches. The beach is patrolled by Tamarama SLSC, founded in 1907 and one of the oldest in Australia, and Waverley council lifeguards year round.
Beach Length: 0.08km
General Hazard Rating: 8/11

Patrolled Beach Flag Patrols

Sun
03 Dec
Mon
27 Nov
Tue
28 Nov
Wed
29 Nov
Thu
30 Nov
Fri
01 Dec
Sat
02 Dec
Tamarama SLSC
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-
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-
09:00 -18:00
09:00 -18:00
Waverley Council Lifeguard Service
06:00 -19:00
06:00 -19:00
06:00 -19:00
06:00 -19:00
06:00 -19:00
06:00 -19:00
06:00 -19:00

Information

Formal parking area
Formal parking area
Toilets Block M/F
Public phone
Kiosk
Park
Drinking water
Showers
Change Rooms
Bus

Regulations

Hazards

Topographic rips

Weather

SLSA provides this information as a guide only. Surf conditions are variable and therefore this information should not be relied upon as a substitute for observation of local conditions and an understanding of your abilities in the surf. SLSA reminds you to always swim between the red and yellow flags and never swim at unpatrolled beaches. SLSA takes all care and responsibility for any translation but it cannot guarantee that all translations will be accurate.