Bendalong Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(South Coast – New South Wales, Australia)

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Bendalong Beach Surf Guide

Bendalong Beach on the South Coast is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds are from the west. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the optimum swell angle is from the southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's often crowded here. Watch out for rips, rocks, sharks and rocks.

Bendalong Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	21.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Bendalong Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Bendalong Beach occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

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What's the best time of year to surf Bendalong Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

mayBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Bendalong Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of May. Clean surfable waves are typically found 49% of the time in May while 34% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 17% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

49%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

34%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

17%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Bendalong Beach Location Map

Interactive Bendalong Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Bendalong Beach is Canberra Airport (CBR) in Australia, 122 km (76 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Bendalong Beach is Camden Airport (CDU), also in Australia, 134 km (83 miles) away.

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Bendalong Beach Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 06:18 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM
Wave (m)	ENE	E	S	S
Period (s)	10	10	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Bendalong Beach look like?

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Credit: Tyler Ikin

Tides at Bendalong Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Bendalong Beach, 0 km from Bendalong Beach.

Next High Water: 12:19pm | 0.91m

Next Low Water: 05:21pm | 0.58m

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Bendalong Beach Sea Temperature

The Bendalong Beach water temperature is warm (21.1 °C) but the air temperature will feel a lot cooler (14.0 °C). A good quality spring wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 21.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite