Surf Forecasts:
Bondi Beach surf forecast from 28 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 2 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period, SSE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 4 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period, S swell with 1,646 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 30 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Bondi Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Bondi Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 30) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Bondi Beach in the next 16 days are 3.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 02) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Thu 30th Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Tue 4th Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bondi Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s break this down. Rusty here, talking Bondi. The next couple of weeks are a grind, but there’s one day that’s got my heart pumping a little faster.
Water temp is about 64°F, pretty much normal for this time of year.
First few days, from Tuesday the 28th through Saturday the 1st of August, are pretty flat and weak. The swell is small, the wind is wrong, and the energy is barely a whisper. Thursday the 30th brings a 5ft S swell, but it’s cross-shore and messy. Friday the 31st is similar – 6ft to 6ft, but the wind is cross-on, chopping it up.
Then we get to the one. Sunday the 2nd of August. The morning is looking *pristine*. A 5ft SSE groundswell, with a long 13-second period, and the wind is offshore from the NW, blowing clean. The energy is punchy at 863. The afternoon holds clean with a light cross-off breeze. This is the session to aim for. Bondi Beach will have proper, clean lines. Expect a crowd, as it’s *often* busy, but the quality will be worth the fight.
Monday the 3rd gets hammered by a 25 mph southerly wind, ruining the 4ft swell. Skip it. From the 4th to the 6th, we get a massive pulse of heavy swell – 10ft to 12ft S swell, with energy readings over 1500. That’s a serious amount of water, but the wind is onshore and strong, making it big, lumpy, and ugly. For experts only, and even then it’s a gamble. Honestly, with that wind and size, it’s more of a kite surf kind of setup.
The swell drops after the 7th, but the wind stays onshore. The 8th of August has a brief window of clean offshore wind from the NNW, but the swell is only 4ft from the east, pretty weak. From the 9th onwards, it’s flat. Tiny waves, nearly nothing, right through to the 12th. There’s a late spike on the 12th with a 4ft E swell and a long 12-second period, but the wind is a strong cross-off from the NE at 16 mph, and the quality is rated poor.
So, the only true standout is Sunday the 2nd of August. Get in the water early for the clean offshore morning. That’s your one good chance. After that, it’s a long, flat, or ugly stretch.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the S by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 17 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 7 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 63 | 444 | 313 | 994 | 598 | 593 | 470 | 325 | 238 | 496 | 848 | 616 | 443 | 280 | 346 | 940 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:31PM1.53m | 8:12AM1.04m | 8:08PM1.55m | 8:48AM1.08m | 8:44PM1.56m | 9:24AM1.12m | 9:18PM1.54m | 10:00AM1.17m | 9:53PM1.48m | 10:38AM1.21m | 10:31PM1.41m | 11:18AM1.25m | 11:12PM1.31m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:58PM0.39m | 2:20AM0.20m | 1:38PM0.36m | 2:53AM0.16m | 2:17PM0.34m | 3:25AM0.14m | 2:57PM0.33m | 3:57AM0.13m | 3:38PM0.34m | 4:28AM0.14m | 4:22PM0.36m | 5:01AM0.16m | 5:10PM0.39m | ||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
 | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 8 |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 6 | SE 13 | NE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 15 |
| kJ | 18 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 444 | 313 | 994 | 598 | 593 | 470 | 325 | 238 | 218 | 848 | 616 | 443 | 280 | 84 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | S 17 | SE 6 | SE 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | SE 14 | SE 15 | E 17 | NE 9 | NE 4 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 496 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 15 | S 14 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 7 | E 18 | S 22 | E 17 | NE 8 | E 16 | E 15 | S 18 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | N 3 | NE 4 | WSW 3 | SSW 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 346 | 940 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 11 | 154 | 290 | 290 | 33 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 73 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 175 | 103 | 22 |
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