Bondi Beach
Sydney, NSW · Australia
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The world's most photographed surf beach — a celebrated sandbar between the headlands, rip buckets to respect, and the Icebergs pool for when the surf is flat.
Today's surf at Bondi Beach
Updated 20:14 spot time
Bondi Beach surf report for Sunday 27 Sept: waves 1.0 m–1.5 m head high to overhead, 0.8 m E swell at 5 s. Wind up to 23 km/h SSE. Water 18°C. Best surf window around 00:00 — fun (3/5) with 20 km/h S wind.
Snapshot from the Sunday 27 Sept build — the live hourly forecast below updates every hour.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Know before you go
Best swell
S–SE & NE
Best wind
W–SW
Ideal size
2–5 ft
Break type
Beach break
Best season
Year-round
Crowd
Very crowded
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.
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