Bronte Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with you – the next week and a half is a real mixed bag for the Sydney beaches. We’re looking at a lot of small, weak days with ordinary conditions, but there is a solid pulse building for the second week that could be worth waiting for. Overall, it’s a patience game.

Let’s start with what we’ve got. The first proper surf recommendation kicks off on Thursday, August 6th at Bronte Beach. The water’s a bit colder than usual for this time of year, coming in at 62°F. Thursday morning, we’ve got a tiny 2ft S swell, period around 9 seconds, with a light offshore wind from the west. The combined energy is weak at 71, so it’s just small, clean waves. It’s surfable, but nothing to get excited about – the conditions are pretty ordinary.

Thursday afternoon sees the wind swing to a cross-on NE breeze, pushing that swell to 3ft S, period 8 seconds, and it gets messy quick. Friday morning is a repeat of Thursday morning: 2ft SSE swell, offshore WNW wind, clean but tiny. The rest of the weekend and into next week is a write-off for quality surf. Saturday has a brief clean window on the morning offshore, but the swell is weak at 2ft. Sunday is blown out. Monday has strong offshore winds (25 mph) with a 4ft ENE swell, but even though it’s clean, it’s hard to paddle into.

We’ve got a gap of several days with no decent recommendations until the following week. Tuesday, August 11th morning shows a pulse of hope with a 3ft S swell, period 9 seconds, and gentle offshore WNW winds. It’s clean and the energy is moderate at 242. That’s the best of the first week, but it’s still small.

Now, the standout – and I mean the real standout – is Friday, August 14th morning. This is the one to circle on your calendar. Bronte Beach picks up a solid 10ft S swell, period 9 seconds. That’s a big, powerful groundswell. The wind is offshore from the WNW, keeping it clean. The combined energy is 2287, which is strong. This is excellent surf, but make no mistake: at over 8ft, this is expert territory – beginners should stay well clear. Thursday afternoon before it also sees a 7ft SSW swell but with cross-shore wind, so it’s messy.

After that big Friday, Saturday the 15th still has a fun 5ft SSE swell with offshore winds in the morning – good for confident intermediates. The rest of the second week fades back into small, inconsistent, and often choppy conditions with no real standouts. The long-period swell on Wednesday the 19th afternoon (2ft SSE, 13 seconds) is too small to make the most of that long period.

So, to wrap it up: the next week is mostly small and ordinary. Hold out for Friday, August 14th morning – that’s the session for experienced surfers looking for proper, clean, powerful waves at Bronte. Don’t expect much else.

Rusty.

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