Bronte Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's get into it. This is Rusty, and here's how the next couple of weeks are shaping up for us.

Well, I gotta be straight with you. The next week or so is a bit of a struggle. We've got some good energy coming in, but the wind is just making a mess of things for the most part. There's a big pulse of swell early on, but it's not going to be pretty for a paddle surfer. Let's walk through it.

It kicks off on Wednesday the 16th with a solid 11.5ft southerly swell, but the wind is howling from the south at 25 mph. That's a cross-shore mess, and with that much energy (2077), it's a washing machine. Not one for the board. This one looks more interesting for the kite crew than us.

Thursday the 17th still has a good 9.8ft swell, but the wind is a bit better, a cross-off from the SSW at 19 mph. The morning session might be clean, but the tide and conditions are questionable. The afternoon drops to 6.9ft but the wind shifts onshore.

Friday the 18th morning is where it finally gets interesting. The swell has dropped to a clean 4.3ft from the south, but the wind is glassy – dead calm from the WNW at 3 mph. That's your window. The break is Bronte Beach, and it's an exposed beach and reef setup, so it can handle a south swell, and with that glassy surface, it'll be the cleanest it gets all week. The energy is moderate (368).

After that, the weekend and early next week are small and chopped out. Saturday the 19th has tiny 2.3ft waves with clean offshore wind but not enough size, and by Sunday the 20th it's dropping to 1.6ft with a very long 20-second period from the SSE. That long period energy (396) is there, but it's too small to do much with and the wind is choppy.

Monday the 21st morning has a brief window of clean 3.0ft south swell with a 12-second period and offshore wind (WNW, 6 mph). It's surfable, but nothing to write home about. The week stays small and messy with onshore winds until we hit a promising blip.

Now, for the true standout. Looking ahead to Thursday, October 1st, that's the one. The morning session is looking like the best of the whole forecast. We've got a clean 6.2ft south swell, period of 11 seconds, and a light cross-off wind from the northwest at 6 mph. The energy is strong (900). This is a solid groundswell, and at Bronte Beach, with those conditions, you'll get clean, well-shaped waves. Keep an eye on this date – it's a week and a half out, so things can change, but this is the one to pencil in. The afternoon looks messy again.

So, to wrap it up: the first week is a write-off for anything good. Friday morning the 18th is your best early call for a glassy, clean session on small but workable waves. The big one to aim for is Thursday morning, October 1st – that's the standout of the whole run. After that, the last few days of the forecast are all small and choppy again.

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