Bronte Beach surf break

Bronte Beach surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 17 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
23.1° 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 3AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
SE
2.3
SE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
2
SE
Period(s) (?)10999999989899999999988810
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)260721792136193820411797144111561235889728611548560454430430430399354372392341848
Wind
(km/h)
35
SE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
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
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:49PM
1.00
8:46AM
1.57
9:27PM
1.04
9:23AM
1.60
10:04PM
1.07
9:59AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:11AM
0.37
3:35PM
0.17
2:51AM
0.34
4:10PM
0.13
3:30AM
0.33
4:44PM
0.10
Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise----6:01-------6:01-------6:03---
Sunset8:07-------8:07-------8:07-------
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
510152182--11--111---2-121-
Temp. °C212019192021212121202020202021212120212120202121
Feels °C (?)171515151517171616151616171717171918191917171717
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