Bondi Beach surf break

Bondi Beach surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am 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
23.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Bondi Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Bondi Beach at 10AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (12 Jan)3ft (0.9m)9s

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

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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
1
S
1.2
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.1
E
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)777999998777781010109997566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28623110623516215512395691311231088013894906561404413172110145
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
10
E
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
15
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:13AM
1.24
4:18PM
0.91
5:06AM
1.28
5:29PM
0.88
5:56AM
1.33
6:32PM
0.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:51AM
0.54
10:08PM
0.45
11:59AM
0.48
11:00PM
0.47
12:55PM
0.42
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise--5:54-------5:56-------5:56-----
Sunset------8:08-------8:08-------8:08-
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
Rain (mm)
----1---------------121-
Temp. °C201919192021202121202022222322222222222323222122
Feels °C (?)161617171922192121212222202121222222212321202021
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