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Bondi Beach surf break

Bondi Beach surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
21.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Bondi Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Bondi Beach at 9PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (20 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
Period(s) (?)121212111111101010101010101010111111111112111011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21371928186316161465131110811081112610301010918832102010821132115411001193138914131287735676
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
onononononononononononononononglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:20AM
1.17
10:25PM
1.66
11:19AM
1.08
11:20PM
1.60
12:27PM
1.01
12:22AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:55PM
0.27
5:17AM
0.07
4:45PM
0.36
6:21AM
0.13
5:44PM
0.45
7:31AM
0.18
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------6:20-------6:20-------6:22-
Sunset-5:25-------5:24-------5:23------
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191919191918181819191818181819181919191918171718
Feels °C (?)141313131414141314141414151415151516171717161617
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