Bronte Beach surf break

Bronte Beach surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 15 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
19.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Bronte Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Bronte Beach at 2PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (15 May)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (15 May)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.3
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
113
114
124
147
136
136
121
191
263
272
273
302
356
411
411
470
562
562
554
487
498
506
452
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SE
5
E
10
NE
10
N
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
10
N
10
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:34AM1.26m
6:58PM1.65m
7:29AM1.24m
7:43PM1.73m
8:23AM1.21m
8:30PM1.77m
Low Tide
12:30PM0.15m
1:31AM0.07m
1:15PM0.16m
2:24AM-0.01m
2:01PM0.20m
3:18AM-0.05m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
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6:39
6:39
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:00
5:00
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
18
18
19
19
19
18
17
17
17
19
19
20
20
19
18
16
17
18
18
19
19
19
17
17
18
18
20
19
19
19
18
17
17
18
17
18
18
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.3
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
Energy kJ
104
113
114
124
147
136
136
121
191
263
272
273
302
356
411
411
470
562
562
554
487
498
506
452
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.1
SE
15
0.1
S
15
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
S
9
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
41
42
40
26
8
4
25
26
14
13
7
3
3
5
5
5
1
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
S
14
0.3
S
9
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
8
9
8
8
8
4
14
7
7
7
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
2
Energy kJ
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
4
20
17
0
0
0
0
0
4
17
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
17
17
17
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
5
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