Bronte Beach surf break

Bronte Beach surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 06 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 1AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

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)10s

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 morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.5
S
9
2.3
S
10
3.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
12
2.1
S
11
1.7
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.6
S
11
2
S
12
2.2
S
10
3
S
12
2.5
S
12
3
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
400
400
356
346
290
245
200
160
334
1024
2454
1725
1504
992
569
426
566
1048
1055
2222
1870
2296
1253
1010
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NW
20
W
25
WSW
20
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
35
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
11:06PM1.37m
12:08PM0.91m
11:54PM1.32m
1:09PM0.91m
00:47AM1.28m
2:13PM0.94m
Low Tide
4:29PM0.51m
6:09AM0.33m
5:15PM0.55m
7:01AM0.35m
6:12PM0.59m
7:55AM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:33
6:33
6:33
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5:08
5:07
5:07
Temp °C
19
18
15
13
13
15
15
15
14
12
10
9
9
13
19
19
15
14
14
14
14
16
17
17
16
17
12
7
9
8
5
6
5
3
3
2
2
5
13
11
9
10
10
10
11
12
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.5
S
9
2.3
S
10
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
12
2.1
S
11
1.7
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.6
S
11
2
S
12
2.2
S
10
2.3
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.4
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.1
S
11
Energy kJ
400
400
356
346
290
245
200
160
334
1024
1606
1725
1504
992
569
426
566
1048
1055
1444
1870
1439
1253
1010
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
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
Energy kJ
32
21
12
6
5
2
2
4
122
92
92
70
70
50
52
57
59
61
39
39
39
40
40
41
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
N
10
0.1
NW
5
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
3
13
13
3
3
6
6
2
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
1
SW
4
1.2
SW
5
1.1
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
3.5
S
11
0.6
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
3
S
12
3
S
11
Energy kJ
5
5
4
3
6
38
66
46
39
2454
9
13
11
15
15
8
2222
2296
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
1
1
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
Distance (km)
17
0
0
0
0
12
93
49
164
28
12
12
18
28
0
47
12
0
0
4
0
4
61
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
2
4
4
5
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
4
2
4
7
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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