Bronte Beach surf break

Bronte Beach surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 19 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
23.0° 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 2AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (20 Jan)6ft (1.8m)11s

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

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Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
3
2
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
ESE
1.7
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)99988881111111111111111111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)37036232028624421117327070010111121990887871792887921853862745649661622433
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SE
20
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
SE
25
SSE
40
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:04PM
1.07
9:59AM
1.61
10:42PM
1.11
10:35AM
1.59
11:20PM
1.15
11:12AM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:30AM
0.33
4:44PM
0.10
4:11AM
0.33
5:17PM
0.09
4:54AM
0.34
Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise----6:03-------6:03-------6:05---
Sunset8:07-------8:07-------8:06-------
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C212121212121212120202019202121212020191919212219
Feels °C (?)191919181818181818181817181919181920191919211812
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