
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bronte Beach today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Bronte Beach at 10PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bronte Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
403 | 553 | 585 | 524 | 432 | 347 | 279 | 220 | 162 | 126 | 91 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 57 | 89 | 326 | 459 | 277 | 208 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:01PM1.74m | 7:50AM1.17m | 7:50PM1.76m | 8:35AM1.23m | 8:36PM1.72m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:29PM0.27m | 1:50AM-0.01m | 1:23PM0.22m | 2:34AM-0.04m | 2:13PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
403 | 553 | 585 | 524 | 432 | 347 | 279 | 220 | 162 | 126 | 91 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 57 | 89 | 201 | 239 | 277 | 208 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
51 | 72 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 52 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 18 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 13 | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 15 |
18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — |
18 | — | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 326 | 459 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 4 |
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