Bronte Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, pull up a seat. Rusty here, and I’ve been staring at the charts for this stretch of coast. To be honest, it’s a bit of a mixed bag, like finding a cold pie in the esky. We’re looking at a 16-day window, and there's a bit of a wait for the good stuff, but there are a couple of windows that’ll get the heart pumping.

First up, the water sits at about 64°F – pretty much what you’d expect for this time of year, nothing out of the ordinary there. The opening act is a bit of a fizzer – that first record is just a whisper at 0.3ft, so don't bother paddling out on Wednesday the 29th of July. You’ll be waiting a day for the real show.

The standout period kicks off on the morning of Thursday the 30th of July. Bronte Beach is where you want to be. We've got a solid 7ft swell rolling in from the South, with a period of 9 seconds. The wind is a cross-offshore breeze at 9 mph, which is going to keep things clean and lined up. The combined energy is pumping at 1254 (moderate wave energy) – that’s a proper push. This is advanced territory though; over 5ft, so it’s not a learner’s day. Look for the sets from the S direction to wrap in nicely. A rare moment of consistency for this spot, so make the most of it.

Friday the 31st of July morning is another good shout. It's a touch smaller at 7ft from the S, period at 10 seconds, and still clean with that cross-off breeze. The energy is even stronger at 1440. Again, this is for the experienced crew. The afternoons get a bit lumpy as the wind swings, so hit it early.

After that, the window closes a bit. We get a small pulse on the morning of Sunday the 2nd of August. The swell drops to 6ft from the SE, but it’s a longer period groundswell at 12 seconds. The wind is a light cross-off from the NNW – nearly glassy. That 12-second period means the waves will have some real shape and power, but at a beach break it might wall up a bit. The combined energy is 914 (moderate). A decent option, but not the standout.

From Monday the 3rd of August onward, things get small and messy. There are long gaps of several days with nothing worth writing home about. We get a few mornings with waist-high dribble and poor wind. A little spike shows up again on the morning of Wednesday the 12th of August – 5ft from the S with light cross-shore wind – but the energy is only 395 and the quality is questionable. It’s a long way out, so keep an eye on it, but don't book the day off work just yet.

Overall, for this region, your best bet is that Thursday the 30th of July morning. A close second is the Friday morning. That’s the meat of it. The rest is for the seals.

Rusty.

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