Bronte Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° S 151.28° E

Bronte Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bronte Beach sea temperature is
16.4° C
1.4° 

Bronte Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Bronte Beach today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bronte Beach at 1PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
9
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.2
E
9
0.8
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
93
85
85
70
88
82
79
79
79
79
64
95
85
102
97
86
82
78
235
246
103
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
15
N
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:23AM1.34m
11:29PM1.20m
12:07PM1.32m
00:17AM1.05m
12:55PM1.29m
Low Tide
5:03AM0.19m
5:33PM0.35m
5:38AM0.29m
6:29PM0.42m
6:14AM0.39m
7:34PM0.47m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
14
13
13
14
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
12
13
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
12
12
14
14
13
11
11
13
15
12
12
14
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