Bronte Beach surf break

Bronte Beach surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am 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 4PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (06 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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)
3
3
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
5
4
4
2
3
2
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.7
S
9
2.5
S
10
3.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.1
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.7
S
11
1.8
S
11
2
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
525
441
424
408
400
410
356
356
290
245
200
160
429
1258
2734
1577
1326
944
730
557
494
676
743
1066
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
5
ESE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
WSW
20
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
25
W
30
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:16AM0.94m
11:06PM1.37m
12:08PM0.91m
11:54PM1.32m
1:09PM0.91m
00:47AM1.28m
Low Tide
5:20AM0.29m
4:29PM0.51m
6:09AM0.33m
5:15PM0.55m
7:01AM0.35m
6:12PM0.59m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
6:33
6:33
6:33
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5:09
5:08
5:07
5:07
Temp °C
16
18
19
19
19
17
15
14
13
15
15
15
13
12
10
9
8
13
19
20
15
14
13
14
14
16
18
16
15
15
12
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
3
3
1
6
13
13
9
9
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.7
S
9
2.5
S
10
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.1
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.7
S
11
1.8
S
11
2
S
12
Energy kJ
525
441
424
408
400
410
356
356
290
245
200
160
429
1258
1729
1577
1326
944
730
557
494
676
743
1066
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.1
S
12
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
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
43
68
54
36
22
21
12
6
3
2
2
4
122
92
94
70
50
51
53
57
59
59
59
59
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
17
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
S
20
Energy kJ
2
17
16
15
3
13
3
3
6
2
4
2
2
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
4
0.3
NW
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.8
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.4
SSW
6
1
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
3.5
S
11
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
3
Energy kJ
15
1
3
5
16
47
141
39
26
2734
6
5
3
11
7
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
1
3
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
75
18
17
0
0
0
0
20
93
80
173
28
0
0
0
15
0
20
12
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
7
5
5
6
6
4
6
4
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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