Bondi Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Well, to be honest, it’s a bit of a flat patch for Bondi Beach right now, and it’s going to stay that way for a while. The first solid surf we see isn’t until Sunday the 23rd of August, which is a good week and a half away. Before that, we’ve got a long stretch of small, messy, or flat conditions with a lot of onshore or cross-shore wind.

The water temp is pretty normal for this time of year, nothing unusual to report.

For the week starting now, forget it. The wind is mostly from the SE, cross-on, and the swell is tiny—under 3ft most days, with short, weak periods around 6 to 7 seconds. The combined energy is low, under 200 most of the time. A bit of a tease on Wednesday the 19th morning: the wind goes glassy with a NNW offshore, but the swell is only 4ft from the SE, period 6 seconds, giving us weak 179 energy. Sure, it’s surfable, but very ordinary. Not worth the paddle.

Thursday the 20th morning is a little cleaner with a light NNW offshore, but again, only 3ft from the ESE, 6 seconds, 73 energy. Tiny, weak stuff.

Then from Friday the 21st through Saturday the 22nd, it basically dies. Swell drops to 0.3ft, energy in single digits. Clean wind, but no waves to surf.

Now, here’s the standout: Sunday the 23rd of August morning. This is the one to circle. We’ve got a solid 10ft swell from the S, period 9 seconds, and a massive 2157 energy reading. The wind is light WNW at 6 mph, cross-off, and clean. But here’s the thing—this is Bondi, and 10ft is properly big for this break. It’s going to be a wild, heavy day, only for experienced surfers. Beginners, stay out of the water. The swell direction is S, which isn’t the optimum S-swell direction that Bondi prefers, so it won’t be perfect, but the sheer size and clean conditions will make it a spectacle.

Sunday afternoon the swell drops to 6ft with a NE cross-off wind, still clean but not as good.

Monday the 24th morning has 4ft from the S, period 9 seconds, 303 energy, with a clean WNW cross-off. Solid, but nothing special.

Tuesday the 25th morning looks good too: 6ft from the S, 8 seconds, 467 energy, with a light NW offshore wind. Clean and punchy, a good option for intermediate to experienced surfers.

After that, from Wednesday the 26th onward, the wind swings strong from the W and WSW, 19-25 mph, cross-off or cross-shore, making things messy. Swell hangs around 5ft to 4ft but the wind just wrecks it. The last few days of August are flat again.

So, to wrap it up: the only true standout is Sunday the 23rd of August morning for the big, clean, wild 10ft S swell. Get on it early if you’re experienced. The Tuesday 25th morning is a solid backup. Otherwise, it’s mostly a waiting game.

Rusty.

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