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Bronte Beach Surf Photo: 'Bronte Back in Action' by Leigh Gazzard

Lat Long: 33.91° S 151.28° E

Issued: 3 am 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bronte Beach sea temperature is

18.2° C

Normal for this time of year

Bronte Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	S	SSE	ENE
	10 s	cross- off	10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 January at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bronte Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	SSW	SSE	ENE
	10 s	cross- off	10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 January at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bronte Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	S	SSE	ENE
	10 s	cross	10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 January at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bronte Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	S	SE	ENE
	10 s	cross	10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 January at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bronte Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	S	SSE	SE	E
	11 s	cross	11 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 January at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bronte Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SSW		SE	ENE
	11 s	cross- off		11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 January at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bronte Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SW		SE	SSW
	11 s	cross- off		11 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 January at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bronte Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SW		SE	SSW
	11 s	cross- off		11 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 January at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bronte Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SSW		SE	E
	10 s	cross- off		10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 January at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bronte Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SSE		SE	E
	10 s	cross- on		10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 January at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bronte Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	ESE		SE	E
	10 s	on		10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 January at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bronte Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SE		SE	E
	10 s	cross- on		10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 January at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bronte Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SSE	S	SE	E
	10 s	cross	7 s	10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 January at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bronte Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SSW	S	SE	S
	10 s	cross- off	7 s	9 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 January at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bronte Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSW		S	SE
	16 s	cross- off		16 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 January at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bronte Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSW		S	SE
	16 s	glass		16 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 January at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bronte Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SE		S	SE
	15 s	glass		15 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 January at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bronte Beach around the time the photo was taken

Image captured One hour and 46 minutes after high water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.3m (4.4 ft). Range 1.86m (6.1 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Bronte Beach Surf Photo: 'Bronte Back in Action' by Leigh Gazzard

Bronte Surfing - Friday January 8 2016, return of blue skies and big waves at Bronte Beach on Friday morning following four days of stormy weather with massive rainfalls in Sydney and NSW regional areas.

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User: Leigh Gazzard (305 photos)

Country: Australia (2654 photos)

Photo taken at: 9:34 am 8 Jan 2016