Surf Forecasts:
Bronte Beach surf forecast from 14 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 17 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period, SSE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 17 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period, S swell with 2,602 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 15 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Bronte Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Bronte Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 15) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Bronte Beach in the next 16 days are 3.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 17) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Monday (Sep 21) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Tue 15th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Thu 17th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Thu 17th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bronte Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look what’s coming up for us at Bronte Beach over the next couple of weeks. It's going to be a bit of a wait, but there is something brewing out there.
The whole start of the forecast period is dead. Monday and Tuesday this week are a total write-off with tiny, weak swell and messy onshore winds. Nothing doing. We're looking at complete flatness until things finally kick into gear later in the week.
The first real sign of life shows up on Wednesday the 16th. Bronte suddenly gets a pulse of strong southerly swell, pushing 10ft with a clean cross-off wind in the morning. Combined swell energy is a solid 1920, which is a lot of power. The tide might be an issue though, and the description is marginal. This is one for the experienced crew only; at 10ft, this is expert territory. By the afternoon, the wind swings and it gets messy.
The standout, and the best we’re going to see in this window, is Thursday the 17th morning. The swell holds at a solid 10ft from the south, but the magic is the wind: a clean cross-off from the SSW. Combined energy is pumping at 2590 – that's a lot of moving water. This is when Bronte could be absolutely firing for those who can handle it. Again, this size is for experts only. It’s a true groundswell with a 10-second period, which will give it shape, but at a beach and reef set-up like this, expect some raw, powerful walls.
From there, things drop off quickly. Friday the 18th morning cleans up with a tiny offshore breeze and waist-chest high leftovers (5ft), but it’s short-lived as the onshores return. For the rest of the second week and into the start of the following week, it’s a sad story of persistent northeasterly winds and lumpy, choppy conditions with small swell. There’s a very unusual blip on Sunday the 20th afternoon with a 21-second period swell, but it’s only 0.7ft – completely unsurfable.
So, to sum it up: the first week is a total bust until Wednesday and Thursday. The only real window to get excited about is Thursday morning, the 17th of September, when a big, clean, southerly swell hits. Get on it if you’ve got the skills and the board for it. The rest of the 16-day window looks pretty grim.
Stay stoked,
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 109 | 61 | 37 | 1243 | 1892 | 2110 | 2602 | 1476 | 641 | 366 | 333 | 254 | 136 | 106 | 78 | 41 | 24 | 14 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:17PM1.22m | 10:36AM1.42m | 10:59PM1.09m | 11:16AM1.37m | 11:45PM0.98m | 12:02PM1.30m | 00:41AM0.90m | 12:58PM1.25m | 1:55AM0.85m | 2:06PM1.22m | 3:20AM0.85m | 3:17PM1.23m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:17PM0.23m | 4:13AM0.28m | 5:04PM0.29m | 4:46AM0.37m | 5:55PM0.37m | 5:22AM0.46m | 6:55PM0.43m | 6:06AM0.53m | 8:06PM0.47m | 7:07AM0.58m | 9:23PM0.47m | 8:26AM0.60m | 10:27PM0.43m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 14 | ENE 12 | E 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 82 | 109 | 61 | 37 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 1132 | 641 | 366 | 333 | 254 | 136 | 106 | 78 | 41 | 24 | 14 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | E 14 | ENE 14 | E 15 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 16 | — | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 32 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 60 | 50 | 51 | 21 | 5 | — | 2 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | S 16 | — | — | — | NE 13 | S 19 | S 19 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 18 | E 12 | E 11 | S 17 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | SW 3 | SSE 4 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | E 3 | — | — | NE 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 64 | — | 2 | 16 | 1243 | 1892 | 2110 | 2602 | 1476 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 0 | 0 | 1318 | 24 | 855 | 714 | 61 | 12 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 156 |
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