Bronte Beach surf break

Bronte Beach surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 10 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
23.2° 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 6PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)--
Afternoon (10 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (10 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.1
NE
3
NE
1.6
NE
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.3
ESE
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)888877788888876997778877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17915193233042744751757665578561441631026410020520517815213013313510485
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
N
15
N
45
SSW
40
S
35
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
5
NW
5
W
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:12PM
1.11
3:19AM
1.21
3:10PM
0.99
4:13AM
1.24
4:18PM
0.91
5:06AM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:36PM
0.34
9:36AM
0.55
9:19PM
0.40
10:51AM
0.54
10:08PM
0.45
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise------5:54-------5:54-------5:56-
Sunset--8:08-------8:08-------8:08-----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------11-1---
Temp. °C363430202021201919191920191920202020212121202123
Feels °C (?)333330131516151514141416151617181819202022222325
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