Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bondi Beach today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bondi Beach at 5AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Bondi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 88 | 184 | 141 | 97 | 85 | 93 | 85 | 85 | 93 | 88 | 79 | 75 | 72 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 95 | 107 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:46PM1.35m | 11:23AM1.34m | 11:29PM1.20m | 12:07PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41PM0.28m | 5:03AM0.19m | 5:33PM0.35m | 5:38AM0.29m | 6:29PM0.42m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 11 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 88 | 184 | 76 | 97 | 67 | 93 | 85 | 74 | 53 | 88 | 79 | 75 | 72 | 77 | 55 | 55 | 77 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 141 | 90 | 85 | 81 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 52 | 50 | 34 | 34 | 55 | 41 | 61 | 95 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | S 18 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 54 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 75 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | 93 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 77 | 77 | 19 | 107 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 33 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
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