Bondi Beach surf break

Bondi Beach surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 12 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
24.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Bondi Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Bondi Beach at 2AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
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 (?)
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.9
E
0.5
S
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.6
ESE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)99887771010101069910855566101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12395695012410213496949065614049511424752596222393824
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
5
NW
10
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:06AM
1.28
5:29PM
0.88
5:56AM
1.33
6:32PM
0.89
6:43AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:08PM
0.45
11:59AM
0.48
11:00PM
0.47
12:55PM
0.42
11:54PM
0.47
1:41PM
0.35
Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise----5:56-------5:56-------5:58---
Sunset8:08-------8:08-------8:08-------
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-11-------------1---111-
Temp. °C212020202022232322222121212223222122222222222324
Feels °C (?)212020212122212121222121212122191921212122212222
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