Bronte Beach surf break

Bronte Beach surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 07 May 2026 AEST
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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
21.3° 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 3PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (07 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (07 May)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
2
1
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
5
3
4
4
2
1
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.6
S
9
2.1
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.2
S
12
1.9
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
10
2
S
12
2.2
S
11
3
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.4
S
12
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
11
2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
290
245
200
160
381
804
1360
1087
1332
843
504
474
1122
1179
2018
1193
1543
1388
1128
884
725
561
469
380
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:08PM0.91m
11:54PM1.32m
1:09PM0.91m
00:47AM1.28m
2:13PM0.94m
1:45AM1.25m
Low Tide
6:09AM0.33m
5:15PM0.55m
7:01AM0.35m
6:12PM0.59m
7:55AM0.34m
7:22PM0.61m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:33
6:33
6:33
6:35
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5:08
5:07
5:07
5:06
Temp °C
13
16
16
15
14
12
10
9
9
14
18
19
15
15
14
14
13
15
17
17
18
17
15
14
9
10
6
6
5
4
3
2
2
7
11
12
9
11
10
10
10
12
13
14
16
15
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.6
S
9
2.1
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.2
S
12
1.9
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
10
2
S
12
2.2
S
11
2.3
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.4
S
12
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
11
2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
9
Energy kJ
290
245
200
160
381
804
1360
1087
1332
843
504
474
1122
1179
1109
1193
1543
1388
1128
884
725
561
469
380
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
NE
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
2
2
2
4
122
92
92
70
70
50
52
57
58
59
40
40
40
40
40
41
41
42
43
66
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
4
0.1
S
17
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
N
9
0.4
ENE
11
0.3
SSW
16
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
1
6
2
2
2
5
2
40
53
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.9
WSW
4
1.3
SSW
6
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
3
S
10
Energy kJ
3
3
29
111
26
30
19
12
14
18
16
16
17
8
2018
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
4
1
1
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
1
4
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
12
243
173
36
20
12
12
15
17
20
28
20
4
0
4
0
0
12
12
4
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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