Bondi Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.89° S 151.28° E

Bondi Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bondi Beach sea temperature is
17.0°C
0.8° 

Bondi Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Bondi Beach today (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Bondi Beach at 6PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Afternoon (26 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (26 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
1
S
4
1.6
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.5
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.5
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.9
S
9
2.2
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.6
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
37
164
215
212
231
258
412
575
720
425
332
311
263
257
636
679
572
487
433
491
370
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SE
5
E
5
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
SSE
25
S
25
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:07AM1.06m
7:04PM1.50m
7:42AM1.13m
7:40PM1.53m
8:16AM1.21m
8:16PM1.53m
Low Tide
12:38PM0.37m
1:44AM0.17m
1:19PM0.32m
2:15AM0.13m
1:59PM0.28m
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
11
14
15
15
15
16
Feels °C
13
11
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
13
13
11
10
9
12
11
11
11
13
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