[1][4][7] In the years up to 1947, the beach typically appeared around December and then disappeared around March, with the arrival of southerly gales.

[11] In 1997, there was so much sand that, at low tide, it was almost possible to walk between Tamarama and South Bondi.

[4] In September 2016, December 2019, and late August 2023, the beach followed its more typical pattern and appeared in time for the beginning of the Australian summer.

[12][13] The area was occupied by local Aborigines, before their dispossession in the years after Sydney was established in 1788.

There is a rock engraving at Mackenzies Point depicting marine life.