Bondi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.89° S 151.28° E

Bondi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bondi Beach sea temperature is
16.8° C
1.0° 

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


How big are the waves at Bondi Beach today (20 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Bondi Beach at 8PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (20 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.6
SW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.4
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
16
13
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
17
10
6
12
12
12
7
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
W
5
SW
15
SE
5
SE
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:51PM1.26m
2:24AM0.86m
2:55PM1.25m
3:46AM0.84m
4:00PM1.27m
Low Tide
8:49PM0.50m
7:52AM0.53m
10:06PM0.48m
9:01AM0.55m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
20
19
17
16
17
17
20
21
18
17
15
14
13
15
19
17
16
15
Feels °C
16
15
17
17
14
13
15
15
18
18
15
14
11
11
11
12
16
13
14
12
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