Bronte Beach surf break

Bronte Beach surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm 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 7PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)--
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
Thursday
22
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
3
2
1
0
2
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
ESE
1.7
ESE
2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)999998888111111111111111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4304023703623202862442111732706348871030990990887887887921937878785785673
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
S
15
SE
20
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
N
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
onononcrossglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:04PM
1.07
9:59AM
1.61
10:42PM
1.11
10:35AM
1.59
11:20PM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:10PM
0.13
3:30AM
0.33
4:44PM
0.10
4:11AM
0.33
5:17PM
0.09
4:54AM
0.34
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise------6:03-------6:03-------6:05-
Sunset--8:07-------8:07-------8:06-----
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212121202020212121212120201919212121202019191920
Feels °C (?)181919181918191818181918181817191919192019202021
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