Bronte Beach surf break

Bronte Beach surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm 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 7PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)--
Afternoon (07 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (07 May)7ft (2.1m)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 morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
4
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.7
S
9
2.2
S
10
3.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.7
S
10
2.2
S
11
2.5
S
11
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
12
2.4
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
10
2.3
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
200
160
430
858
2228
1066
668
771
564
569
1222
1555
2057
1651
1673
1388
1667
1247
1039
614
505
380
318
264
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
W
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
off
cross-off
off
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
off
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
5:15PM0.55m
7:01AM0.35m
6:12PM0.59m
7:55AM0.34m
7:22PM0.61m
8:47AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:33
6:33
6:35
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5:08
5:07
5:07
5:06
Temp °C
16
15
14
12
11
10
10
15
19
18
16
16
15
14
13
16
17
17
18
17
15
14
14
16
6
6
6
3
4
3
2
7
11
11
11
12
11
10
9
12
13
13
16
15
13
12
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.7
S
9
2.2
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.7
S
10
2.2
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
12
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.1
S
10
2
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
Energy kJ
200
160
430
858
1408
1066
668
771
564
569
1222
1555
1283
1137
1673
1388
1128
954
786
614
505
380
318
264
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
Energy kJ
2
4
122
92
92
70
71
50
52
57
58
59
40
40
40
40
41
41
42
42
43
66
69
71
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.4
ENE
11
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
17
Energy kJ
6
2
6
2
2
2
2
41
7
24
6
6
6
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
4
1.4
SSW
6
1
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
3.5
S
10
0.6
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
10
2.3
S
10
Energy kJ
36
142
34
28
2228
11
20
28
24
24
19
5
2057
1651
1667
1247
1039
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
1
1
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
243
66
49
36
12
12
15
28
49
49
12
4
4
4
4
2
61
49
12
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
8
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
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