Bondi Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you—this 16-day run for Bondi starts off dead flat and stays that way for a while. The first real surf doesn’t show up until next week, and even then, it’s a mixed bag. You’ll be waiting a good six or seven days before anything worth paddling out for.

The opening stretch is all weak, short-period junk and onshore wind. Friday the 14th is a mess—a 3ft south swell, but it’s choppy and weak (combined energy of all swells directed here is just 133). Saturday the 15th has a touch more size, 4ft, but it’s still onshore and lumpy. By Saturday afternoon, the wind picks up to 25 km/h and the swell pushes to 6ft, but it’s rough. Sunday the 16th is more of the same—5ft onshore, short period, and choppy. Monday and Tuesday, the 17th and 18th—same story, small, cross-onshore, and poor. Honestly, the whole first week is a write-off.

Then we finally get a break. Wednesday the 19th goes glassy in the morning, but it’s tiny—just 2ft. The afternoon is better, 4ft with a clean cross-off breeze, but still marginal. Thursday the 20th is a clean 3ft in the morning, but weak. Friday the 21st is nearly flat. The weekend of the 22nd and 23rd brings more size, but the wind is all over the place. Sunday the 23rd builds to 6ft by the afternoon with a long 11-second period, but it’s onshore and rough.

Now, the real standout is Tuesday the 25th. The morning brings a huge 12ft south swell with a long 11-second period, offshore wind, and clean conditions. This is a proper event, but it’s way too big for most—expert territory only. The combined energy is massive at 4641, so there’s serious power. The afternoon drops to 8ft, still big, but the wind swings cross-off and it messes up.

Wednesday the 26th is the one I’d mark. The morning has 8ft of south swell, an 11-second period, and clean cross-off wind. The energy is strong (1278 combined), and it’s the best quality-to-size trade-off we get. Big, clean, and powerful—for experienced surfers only. The afternoon gets blown out by a 30 km/h NE breeze, so get out early.

After that, it winds down. Thursday the 27th is a clean 5ft in the morning with offshore wind, but nothing special. Friday the 28th is a glassy 5ft in the morning—clean, but not a standout. And the final weekend drops off again into small, onshore leftovers.

So, the bottom line: the first week is a bust. The standout is Wednesday the 26th morning—big, clean, and powerful. Tuesday the 25th is the biggest, but it’s a beast and only for experts. If you’re a beginner, stay away from anything over 5ft here, and honestly, there’s not much for you in this window. Keep an eye on the 26th—that’s your best shot.

Rusty.

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