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Bondi Beach, NSW Daily Water Report — September 6, 2026

Sailing owns Bondi Beach today. At 9.2 it sits well clear of boating’s 8.1 and the mid-sevens on surfing and diving, and the reason is sitting in the open: a west wind near 10 knots, almost empty skies, and modest combined seas. That is the mix sailing’s score actually uses, and it is working. Respect the same breeze. Representative gusts run to 22 knots, and the day’s strongest, 29 knots, is timed at 05:00, so first light is the punchiest stretch rather than the friendliest. Kayaking eases to 6.6 on that wind-and-wave pairing. Fishing reaches only 6.7 even with a rising barometer around 1016 hPa and a morning solunar major from 07:24 to 09:24; tide data is simply not available, so it is not part of the picture. The water itself is small and mixed. Combined waves sit near 0.66 metres at 7.75 seconds, with a longer swell of 0.42 metres at 10.1 seconds from 166 degrees under short wind waves. The calmest reading is forecast near 13:00 at 0.62 metres, inside a 0.6-to-1.6-metre range, which is the cleanest window for anyone working close to the surface. Marine water is 18.1 C against air of 15.8 C that feels more like 11.9 C until the afternoon climb toward 22.3 C. No rain is indicated, cloud is about 3 percent, and atmospheric visibility is long; that is not a claim about what you will see underwater. Yesterday sailing was only 6.1 in much lighter wind; today’s extra breeze is the difference. Diving has come off the low-to-mid nines that ran through most of the past week. Surfing has been the steady hand, holding in the mid-to-high sevens. Rain chances climb to 59 percent tomorrow and keep rising through Tuesday, with waves building toward 1.6 to 1.8 metres by Thursday before easing late week. Best bet: take the sail through the afternoon lull, while the sky is still empty and the wetter pattern is still a day away.