Bronte Beach surf break

Bronte Beach surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 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 8AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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)3ft (0.9m)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 morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
2
1
0
2
4
5
5
4
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
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
2.4
S
11
2.3
S
12
1.9
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
2
S
12
2.2
S
11
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
12
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.1
S
11
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
346
346
290
245
200
160
371
821
1360
1302
1406
813
504
417
1066
1116
1928
2007
1673
1388
1128
991
740
627
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
W
20
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SW
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:06PM1.37m
12:08PM0.91m
11:54PM1.32m
1:09PM0.91m
00:47AM1.28m
2:13PM0.94m
Low Tide
6:09AM0.33m
5:15PM0.55m
7:01AM0.35m
6:12PM0.59m
7:55AM0.34m
7:22PM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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
15
13
13
16
15
15
14
12
10
9
9
14
19
18
16
15
14
14
13
16
17
17
18
17
12
8
8
10
4
6
5
3
3
2
1
7
12
11
10
11
11
11
10
12
13
14
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
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
2.4
S
11
2.3
S
12
1.9
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
2
S
12
2.2
S
11
2.3
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.5
S
12
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.1
S
11
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
Energy kJ
346
346
290
245
200
160
371
821
1360
1302
1406
813
504
417
1066
1116
1087
1119
1673
1388
1128
991
740
627
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
17
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
Energy kJ
12
6
6
2
2
6
122
92
92
70
71
51
53
57
59
61
40
39
40
40
40
41
41
42
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
17
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
N
9
0.4
ENE
11
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
13
3
3
6
4
2
5
2
40
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
1
SW
4
1.3
SSW
5
1
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
3
S
10
3
S
10
Energy kJ
3
3
6
38
77
37
40
18
12
13
18
16
15
15
8
1928
2007
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
4
1
1
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
12
140
173
173
28
12
12
15
28
28
49
12
0
0
0
0
4
28
12
4
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
4
5
5
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
2
4
8
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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