Bronte Beach surf break

Bronte Beach surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 19 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
23.0° 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 7AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (19 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (19 Jan)5ft (1.6m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
0.9
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.7
SE
2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)889999999888111111111111111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5825114934654214023703703282862392211732706779431049990904904887871778749
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:23AM
1.60
10:04PM
1.07
9:59AM
1.61
10:42PM
1.11
10:35AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:51AM
0.34
4:10PM
0.13
3:30AM
0.33
4:44PM
0.10
4:11AM
0.33
5:17PM
0.09
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise--6:01-------6:03-------6:03-----
Sunset------8:07-------8:07-------8:06-
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202020212121202020202121212121202019192021202020
Feels °C (?)171717191919181818181918181819181917161719181920
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