Bronte Beach surf break

Bronte Beach surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 13 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
23.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Bronte Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Bronte Beach at 3AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (14 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.5
S
0.9
ENE
1
E
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.3
NE
2.2
NE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.1
ENE
2.5
S
3.5
S
Period(s) (?)888888895566665678888889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)173211165149758910544425569815747831733326175743072451356941822
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
35
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
45
NNE
25
NNE
5
N
5
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
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
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:29PM
0.88
5:56AM
1.33
6:32PM
0.89
6:43AM
1.39
7:25PM
0.92
7:26AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:00PM
0.47
12:55PM
0.42
11:54PM
0.47
1:41PM
0.35
12:43AM
0.45
2:22PM
0.28
Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise----5:56-------5:58-------5:58---
Sunset8:08-------8:08-------8:07-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------11-1-11131--1---
Temp. °C222221212223232221212121222323232221212121222322
Feels °C (?)212221212221211919172023212121201720242419182019
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