Bronte Beach
New South Wales, Australia
- Paid parking
Today at a glance
Calmest: 4 pm to 7 pm, sunset 7:14 pm2.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
2.8
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
3.0
25 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
3.4
25 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
4.2
25 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
4.5
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
4.9
30 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
5.8
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
6.0
33 km/h20 mph wind, Good
6.1
36 km/h22 mph wind, Good
6.1
33 km/h21 mph wind, Good
6.3
33 km/h21 mph wind, Good
6.1
34 km/h21 mph wind, Good
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
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Forecast, hour by hour
Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 20°C68°F
- Water
- 18°C65°F
- Wind
- 3320 km/hmph NE
- Gusts
- 4126 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.1 m4 ft
- UV
- 7 high
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 11%
- Sunset
- 7:14 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 6 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
- Low 1 am, -0.5 m2 ft
- High 7 am, 0.7 m2 ft
- Low 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sun7.9 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 27%
- Mon6.8 GoodBest 5 pm to 8 pmWind up to 45 km/h28 mph, rain 41%
- Tue6.4 GoodBest 12 pm to 8 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 18%
- Wed7.6 GreatBest 12 pm to 4 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 10%
- Thu8.3 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 11%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
About Bronte Beach
Bronte Beach is a beach in New South Wales, Australia, located within the Waverley Municipal Council. OpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station at Bronte Beach, and it is 394 meters from Tamarama Beach. There are 23 food options within 1 kilometer, and drinking water is available on site.
Bronte Beach is a small but popular recreational beach in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. It is a division of the LGA of Waverley Council. Bronte Beach is 2 kilometres south of Bondi Beach and north of the much larger Coogee Beach.
A long-distance ocean swimming event is held every December between Bondi Beach and Bronte. The three beaches are linked by a paved coastal footpath along the rocky cliff tops, much frequented by tourists and local runners and walkers. The beach is popular with surfers, and despite the non-rough surf, less able swimmers can avail themselves of the bogey hole or rock pool towards the southern end of the beach. At the south end of the beach is a 30-metre ocean pool, one of the best known in Sydney. Also, directly opposite Bronte, there are some popular cafes.
Source: Bronte Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- LifeguardStation 80 m260 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
- Restrooms110 m350 ft away
- Showers100 m340 ft away
- Drinking water90 m300 ft away
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 180 m590 ft. Listed as paid
- Food and drink23 within 1 km0.6 mi
- Picnic tables110 m360 ft away
- Playground180 m590 ft away
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 150 m490 ft
- Nearest town
- 6.7 km4.2 miSydney (city)
- Nearest airport
- 4 km2 miRose Bay Seaplane Base (RSE)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Tamarama Beach0.4 km0.2 mi north-east away6.0 Good
- Clovelly Beach1.1 km0.7 mi south away6.0 Good
- Bondi Beach1.5 km1.0 mi north-east away3.6 Poor
- Coogee Beach2.1 km1.3 mi south-west away6.0 Good
- Rose Bay Beach3.8 km2.4 mi north away3.6 Poor