Bondi Beach surf break

Bondi Beach surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 26 May 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
20.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Bondi Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Bondi Beach at 1PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 26). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (26 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (26 May)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the E by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
9
2.4
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1344
1369
1369
2104
1797
1806
1806
1556
1598
1439
1311
1170
1151
1022
1005
872
763
711
992
1045
885
938
775
1087
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
NE
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
30
E
30
E
15
E
5
E
5
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
on
High Tide
4:17AM1.16m
5:07PM1.32m
5:12AM1.10m
5:46PM1.39m
6:02AM1.06m
6:22PM1.45m
Low Tide
10:33AM0.28m
11:26PM0.41m
11:12AM0.31m
00:16AM0.34m
11:48AM0.33m
1:00AM0.29m
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6:47
6:47
6:48
6:48
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4:55
4:54
4:54
4:54
3
2
4
2
3
1
1
10
7
1
2
1
3
4
4
3
3
Temp °C
19
19
20
20
20
19
18
18
17
17
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
18
18
18
19
19
18
19
19
17
18
20
19
20
17
19
18
18
19
19
17
17
19
21
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
0.5
S
8
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
9
2.1
E
10
Energy kJ
1344
1369
1369
1472
1797
1806
1806
1556
1598
1439
1311
1170
1151
1022
1005
872
763
711
673
33
885
938
775
804
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.2
S
17
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
Energy kJ
26
25
23
22
21
21
9
9
8
8
8
17
28
41
40
38
36
35
35
22
20
20
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
17
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
7
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
16
23
3
21
21
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
2.1
E
11
2.3
E
10
2.4
E
10
Energy kJ
1835
2104
2555
2808
992
1045
1087
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
4
4
1
1
1
2
4
3
3
1
4
Distance (km)
0
18
18
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
6
18
5
6
6
6
6
246
411
170
6
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
9
6
7
6
6
8
6
6
6
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
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