Bondi Beach surf break

Bondi Beach surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
23.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Bondi Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Bondi Beach at 3AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 13). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
S
0.9
ENE
1
E
1
ENE
0.3
SE
0.3
SSE
0.9
ENE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
ESE
0.4
SE
0.9
S
1.5
S
2.5
S
3.5
S
Period(s) (?)81010999109556119610101010984689
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)173906566404951444255691815472524189817261416941822
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
35
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
45
NNE
25
NNE
5
N
5
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:29PM
0.88
5:56AM
1.33
6:32PM
0.89
6:43AM
1.39
7:25PM
0.92
7:26AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:00PM
0.47
12:55PM
0.42
11:54PM
0.47
1:41PM
0.35
12:43AM
0.45
2:22PM
0.28
Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise----5:56-------5:58-------5:58---
Sunset8:08-------8:08-------8:07-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------11-1-11131--1---
Temp. °C222221212223232221212121222323232221212121222322
Feels °C (?)212221212221211919172023212121201720242419182019
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