Bronte Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Bronte Beach has in store for us over the next couple of weeks.

Right now, there’s a solid pulse of swell hitting Bronte, but the conditions are not playing ball. The first few days are tough – Sunday morning is looking at a hefty 10ft swell from the south, with a period of 11 seconds, so there’s a lot of water moving around. The combined swell energy is a massive 2127, so that’s some serious power in the water. But that wind is a strong cross-off from the SSW at 19 mph, which will keep it a bit messy. This is only for advanced surfers and even then, it’s marginal. Sunday afternoon turns ugly with rain and a strong 25 mph crosswind, and that’s a hard pass.

We get a small gap here – Monday and Tuesday are all cross-shore winds and messy chop with 8ft to 10ft swell. Not worth paddling out unless you want a fight. Wednesday morning offers a slight improvement with a cross-off wind and 8ft swell, but the energy is still high at 2408. By Thursday, the swell drops to 6ft and the wind lightens up a bit, but it’s still cross-off and the conditions are only marginal.

Now, the real window opens up Friday the 10th. The swell has dropped to a much friendlier 5ft from the southeast, with a 9-second period. The combined energy is a manageable 413. The wind is a light cross-off from the SSW at 6 mph, and the report says “expect good surf conditions.” This is clean and will have some fun lines. Not a standout epic day, but the first decent option.

There’s another gap through the weekend – Saturday the 11th has a small 4ft swell but clean conditions, and Sunday the 12th the swell is only 2ft, so not much to get excited about.

Here’s the standout: Friday the 17th. This is the best on offer. The morning brings a 3ft south swell with a long 12-second period, combined energy of 658, and a clean offshore wind from the WSW at 9 mph. The report says “expect very good surf conditions.” Then the afternoon is even better – the swell bumps up to 6ft from the south, same 12-second period, and it goes absolutely glassy with a 3 mph northerly breeze. Combined energy hits 884. This is the one to circle on the calendar. Clean, lined-up groundswell with decent size for most surfers. It’s a bit bigger for beginners, but for the intermediate crowd it’ll be a treat.

Monday the 20th also looks promising with a 6ft south swell, offshore wind from the west, and combined energy of 651, but it’s further out and less certain.

Bronte Beach is an exposed beach and reef setup, and the optimum swell direction is from the southeast, so this south and southeast swell is right in the sweet spot. Water temperature is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual to report.

So, to sum it up: the next few days are a write-off unless you’re an expert looking for a challenge. Then we get a couple of small, clean windows before the real winner on Friday the 17th – glassy, long-period south swell, and clean conditions. Get in the water then.

Rusty.

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