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Bronte Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Sydney South Coast (18 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Bronte Beach surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 18 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Bronte Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Bronte Beach at 3AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bronte Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | |
796 | 576 | 518 | 528 | 790 | 825 | 1038 | 1059 | 884 | 803 | 870 | 769 | 718 | 1331 | 1419 | 985 | 747 | 917 | 709 | 1215 | 1299 | 1018 | 798 | 675 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:20PM1.77m | 10:16AM1.11m | 10:12PM1.73m | 11:16AM1.07m | 11:08PM1.65m | 12:20PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13AM-0.04m | 3:40PM0.31m | 5:11AM0.00m | 4:35PM0.37m | 6:11AM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 530 | 576 | 518 | 528 | 790 | 825 | 1038 | 1059 | 884 | 803 | 552 | 549 | 498 | 848 | 985 | 356 | 306 | 632 | 245 | 240 | 200 | 200 | 240 | 240 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | 740 | 566 | 492 | 432 | 410 | — | — | 300 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 796 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 132 | 352 | 870 | 769 | 718 | 1331 | 1419 | 985 | 747 | 917 | 709 | 1215 | 1299 | 1018 | 798 | 675 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 61 | 61 | 102 | 102 |
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