Bronte Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Sydney South Coast, Australia)

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Bronte Beach Surf Guide

Bronte Beach in Sydney South is an exposed beach and reef break that only works once in a while. Summer in particular tends to be flat. Works best in offshore winds from the west. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southeast. The beach break offers mainly left hand waves and there is right hand reef break too.. Best around high tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Take care of rips and rocks.

Bronte Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach and reef	3.3
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
inconsistent	23.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Bronte Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Bronte Beach occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Bronte Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Bronte Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 47% of the time in July while 33% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 20% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

47%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

33%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

20%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Bronte Beach Location Map

Interactive Bronte Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Bronte Beach is Kingsford Smith International Airport (Sydney) Airport (SYD) in Australia, 10 km (6 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Bronte Beach is Sydney Bankstown Airport (BWU), also in Australia, 27 km (17 miles) away.

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Bronte Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 26 March 2023, 16:56 Local Time

m, °C	Sunday 26
ft, °F	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Wave (m)	S	S	S	S
Period (s)	15	14	14	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross

What does Bronte Beach look like?

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Credit: Leigh Gazzard Credit: Leigh Gazzard Credit: Leigh Gazzard Credit: Leigh Gazzard Credit: Leigh Gazzard

Tides at Bronte Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Bondi, 2 km from Bronte Beach.

Next High Water: 12:44am | 1.4m

Next Low Water: 06:13pm | 0.39m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Bronte Beach Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 22.0 °C once we account for wind), and similar sea temperatures (23.3 °C). Wear boardshorts or a shorty, or better still a thin summer wetsuit to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 23.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite