Cronulla Point surf break

Cronulla Point surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 AEST
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Cronulla Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cronulla Point sea temperature is
19.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cronulla Point today?

The current surf forecast for Cronulla Point at 8PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)--
Afternoon (12 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (12 May)5ft (1.6m)6s

Table - waves today at Cronulla Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.1
SSE
10
1
S
10
1.4
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
510
510
555
195
186
166
220
220
215
245
196
151
186
156
129
133
104
104
81
64
89
85
104
90
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
4:53PM1.28m
4:48AM1.29m
5:36PM1.42m
5:44AM1.30m
6:19PM1.56m
6:39AM1.29m
Low Tide
10:24AM0.23m
10:52PM0.44m
11:08AM0.19m
11:49PM0.31m
11:51AM0.16m
00:43AM0.19m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:04
5:02
5:01
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
18
15
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
14
15
15
15
16
17
16
18
16
16
16
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
1.1
SSE
10
1
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
1.1
ESE
6
1
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
Energy kJ
141
102
102
131
125
128
63
39
38
245
196
120
90
113
81
79
59
104
81
64
51
85
104
90
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
NE
10
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.1
S
22
0.2
S
21
0.2
S
18
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
Energy kJ
16
14
4
100
69
67
10
33
25
38
38
21
21
21
21
9
9
57
57
57
59
41
41
41
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
S
26
0.1
S
25
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
16
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
22
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
4
4
13
13
11
11
5
2
10
29
26
19
38
34
21
9
9
8
8
8
17
8
8
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
Energy kJ
510
510
555
195
186
166
220
220
215
80
98
151
186
156
129
133
104
89
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
153
153
225
153
82
82
47
153
121
121
59
95
113
47
47
47
132
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
4
2
2
4
2
4
4
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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