Bondi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.89° S 151.28° E

Bondi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bondi Beach sea temperature is
16.6°C
1.2° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Bondi Beach at 11AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
8
0.7
S
13
0.8
S
11
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.2
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
289
352
220
161
161
160
218
202
156
121
118
89
65
66
68
46
44
43
27
27
27
26
21
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
NE
5
N
5
NW
10
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
20
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
N
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:56AM0.87m
4:57PM1.32m
5:48AM0.92m
5:45PM1.39m
6:30AM0.99m
6:26PM1.45m
Low Tide
11:09PM0.43m
10:09AM0.54m
11:58PM0.37m
11:07AM0.49m
00:37AM0.30m
11:55AM0.43m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
2
2
2
Temp °C
16
15
15
14
16
16
17
17
16
15
14
16
18
18
17
17
16
15
15
17
19
17
16
16
Feels °C
14
14
14
13
14
12
13
13
14
14
12
14
14
14
12
14
15
14
14
14
16
14
13
14
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