Bondi Beach surf break

Bondi Beach surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 28 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
20.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Bondi Beach today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Bondi Beach at 6PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (28 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (28 May)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
12
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
2.4
S
7
2.4
S
7
2.2
S
7
1.5
E
10
2.1
S
8
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.3
S
8
1
E
10
1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
840
688
661
661
575
566
553
512
502
585
618
524
434
514
443
434
386
333
333
273
225
219
183
184
Wind (km/h)
15
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
30
S
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
10
SSW
25
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:02AM1.06m
6:22PM1.45m
6:48AM1.04m
6:57PM1.49m
7:31AM1.03m
7:32PM1.51m
Low Tide
11:48AM0.33m
1:00AM0.29m
12:24PM0.35m
1:41AM0.24m
12:59PM0.37m
2:20AM0.21m
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:54
4:53
4:53
2
1
1
2
3
8
3
3
2
1
Temp °C
19
18
19
20
19
20
19
19
18
18
18
19
18
17
15
15
14
16
19
19
17
15
14
14
18
15
15
16
15
17
17
16
13
12
12
13
13
12
9
10
9
10
14
17
12
12
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
12
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.8
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
E
10
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
Energy kJ
840
688
661
661
575
566
553
512
502
502
432
432
434
367
265
434
233
286
295
270
223
219
157
127
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
8
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
17
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
Energy kJ
35
16
23
21
21
20
18
9
18
5
514
443
232
386
333
333
273
225
186
183
184
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
W
3
0.1
S
13
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
4
3
19
18
5
4
4
4
4
1
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
8
1.3
S
5
1.6
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.5
S
6
2.2
S
7
2.4
S
7
2.4
S
7
2.2
S
7
1.9
S
7
2.1
S
8
0.6
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
4
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
W
4
Energy kJ
113
74
157
181
177
110
156
427
585
618
524
397
486
8
7
6
6
1
3
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
2
2
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
6
22
22
73
73
68
103
22
74
95
68
68
19
10
10
2
2
2
5
2
2
0
0
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
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