Bondi Beach Surf Forecast

/ NSW – Sydney South Coast (18 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks) / Lat Long: (33.89° S 151.28° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Bondi Beach surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 11 May 2026 AEST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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

Today's Bondi Beach sea temperature is 19.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bondi Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Bondi Beach at 3AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 May)	5ft (1.5m)	11s
Afternoon (12 May)	5ft (1.6m)	10s
Evening (12 May)	5.5ft (1.7m)	10s

Table - waves today at Bondi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 17°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 11		Tuesday 12								Wednesday 13								Thursday 14
	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 6	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	553	571	486	478	469	480	453	510	500	532	209	480	469	469	459	258	160	197	254	216	158	131	108	108
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	4:03PM1.13m			3:45AM1.25m					4:49PM1.26m				4:43AM1.26m				5:32PM1.40m				5:39AM1.26m
Low Tide		9:45PM0.53m					10:19AM0.22m				10:48PM0.43m				11:03AM0.18m				11:44PM0.30m				11:46AM0.15m


	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	1	1	1	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	1	2
Temp °C	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	17	18
Feels °C	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	15	15	16	15	15	15	16	16	17	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	E 13	SSE 11	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	S 9
kJ	553	273	486	212	209	148	141	102	102	100	69	67	63	39	38	258	160	68	67	65	158	131	108	59
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 13	E 13	N 9	NE 9	NE 9	S 14	S 14	NE 10	S 25	S 24	S 23	S 22	S 21	S 18	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	S 9	S 9	S 9	E 10
kJ	277	276	212	2	3	3	16	14	4	13	11	11	10	33	25	38	37	21	21	21	78	79	59	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 9	N 9	NE 9	—	N 9	NE 11	NE 11	S 26	N 11	N 10	N 10	S 16	N 10	S 22	S 17	SSE 16	S 16	E 11	S 14	E 11	E 11	E 10	S 13
kJ	2	2	2	3	—	2	4	4	13	2	2	2	5	2	10	23	26	19	21	34	21	20	9	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSE 11	—	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 6	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	ESE 6
kJ	—	571	—	478	469	480	453	510	500	532	209	480	469	469	459	58	117	197	254	216	—	—	—	108
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Collaroy NSW - Sydney North Coast	Narrabeen-South NSW - Sydney North Coast	Newport Reef NSW - Sydney North Coast	Werri Point NSW - Illawarra	Bannister Head Suck Rock NSW - South Coast	Bannister Head Suck Rock NSW - South Coast	Bannister Head Suck Rock NSW - South Coast	Kiama Pool NSW - Illawarra	Werri Point NSW - Illawarra	Werri Point NSW - Illawarra	Werri Point NSW - Illawarra	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Bannister Head Suck Rock NSW - South Coast	Plantation Point NSW - South Coast	Box Head NSW - Newcastle	Tathra NSW - Far South	Aussie pipe NSW - South Coast	Peggys NSW - Illawarra	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Peggys NSW - Illawarra	Peggys NSW - Illawarra	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2
Distance (km)	22	22	17	19	27	103	175	175	175	95	103	103	103	358	175	142	39	335	153	68	22	68	68	22
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast			Cronulla Point
Rating (10 max)			3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	4	4
Header Global	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Airport Rights New Zealand	Naufragados Brazil	Super Tubes South Africa	Pauba Brazil	Pauba Brazil	Outer Pool South Africa	Dungeons South Africa	Outer Pool South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Mangamaunu New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Whacky Point South Africa	Corner South Africa	Haga-Haga South Africa	Boneyards South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	9	5	5	9	5	9	9	8	9	9	8	6	8	7	6	6	9	9	5	9	5

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