Bronte Beach surf break

Bronte Beach surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 AEST
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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
21.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bronte Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Bronte Beach at 1AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 2.1m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (04 May)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (04 May)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
3
3
1
0
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
856
811
1338
1288
712
712
710
727
742
667
680
707
778
807
737
640
663
652
629
617
535
514
495
476
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
10
NW
10
NW
20
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
10
NNW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
W
10
SW
10
SE
5
SE
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NE
20
NE
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:07PM1.50m
9:49AM1.03m
9:44PM1.47m
10:30AM0.98m
10:23PM1.42m
11:16AM0.94m
Low Tide
3:53AM0.21m
3:13PM0.41m
4:35AM0.25m
3:49PM0.46m
5:20AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
6:31
6:31
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5:10
5:10
5:09
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
20
19
17
18
17
20
19
18
18
18
16
18
22
22
20
18
17
15
14
17
20
19
17
18
18
18
16
18
15
17
16
16
18
16
12
14
18
19
19
14
14
12
11
14
18
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
Energy kJ
3
3
811
788
712
712
710
727
742
667
680
707
778
807
737
640
663
652
629
617
535
514
495
476
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.5
SW
4
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.3
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
6
6
6
5
5
5
7
5
6
25
24
23
17
81
66
54
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
Energy kJ
6
5
23
21
23
16
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
0.6
N
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
856
811
1338
1288
7
2
3
3
12
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
179
167
35
22
0
0
13
30
30
13
0
4
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
152
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
9
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