Bronte Beach surf break

Bronte Beach surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 AEDT
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Bronte Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bronte Beach sea temperature is
23.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Bronte Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Bronte Beach at 4PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (12 Jan)3ft (0.9m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSE
1.1
S
1.4
SSE
1
S
0.9
S
1.3
E
1.6
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.2
E
0.7
S
1.1
E
1.3
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)7999966677771078777755566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)177196333155123132194119123126106159941171761241031121095664696654
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
10
ESE
15
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:18PM
0.91
5:06AM
1.28
5:29PM
0.88
5:56AM
1.33
6:32PM
0.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:51AM
0.54
10:08PM
0.45
11:59AM
0.48
11:00PM
0.47
12:55PM
0.42
11:54PM
0.47
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise5:54-------5:56-------5:56-------
Sunset----8:08-------8:08-------8:08---
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
--11-------------1-111--
Temp. °C202020212121201920222222222222222122232222222222
Feels °C (?)181818212021212022232019212222222122212122222322
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