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Bondi Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Sydney South Coast (18 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Bondi Beach surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bondi Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Bondi Beach at 12PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Bondi Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 16 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | S 17 | SSW 5 | S 18 | S 18 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 6 | SSW 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 8 | S 11 | S 11 | |
5 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 524 | 514 | 505 | 424 | 408 | 400 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 339 | 290 | 240 | 37 | 77 | 486 | 2965 | 3464 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 10:30AM0.98m | 10:23PM1.42m | 11:16AM0.94m | 11:06PM1.37m | 12:08PM0.91m | 11:54PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35AM0.25m | 3:49PM0.46m | 5:20AM0.29m | 4:29PM0.51m | 6:09AM0.33m | 5:15PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 |
 | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | 5:07 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
11 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
 kJ | 763 | 724 | 645 | 629 | 629 | 617 | 617 | 524 | 514 | 505 | 424 | 408 | 400 | 410 | 410 | 356 | 339 | 290 | 240 | 196 | 160 | 120 | 1888 | 2099 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 8 | — | S 14 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 71 | 40 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | 4 | 92 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | S 17 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 12 | S 11 | S 17 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 9 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | W 3 | SW 5 | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | SSW 6 | WSW 3 | W 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 8 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 19 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 37 | 77 | 486 | 2965 | 3464 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 187 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 212 | 175 | 165 | 314 |
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