Bondi Beach

Surf Guide

One of Sydney's few south-facing beaches, Bondi is an iconic, crowded surf spot that typically features straight sandbanks: consistently producing closeouts on mid to large swells. Works best on short-period south to southeast windswells at periods of 6 to 9 seconds, usually on mid to high tides. Very occasionally produces good to excellent banks that can handle a solid swell. When the weather is warm and sunny and the swell is low you can expect dangerously crowded closeouts. Its exposure to S swells often means it'll have waves when the rest of Sydney is flat - and its protection from summer's nor'easters means that while the rest of the city's beaches are being torn to pieces by the prevailing onshore, Bondi is clean and glassy.