Cronulla Point surf break

Cronulla Point surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 20 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 slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Cronulla Point today?

The current surf forecast for Cronulla Point at 4PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (20 May)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (20 May)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
1
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2
S
9
2.2
S
9
1.8
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.2
S
8
2.1
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1037
1238
1060
700
839
618
958
813
1064
919
809
675
533
449
368
331
263
272
261
151
725
770
776
746
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:22AM1.10m
11:14PM1.68m
12:25PM1.07m
00:13AM1.58m
1:32PM1.08m
1:16AM1.47m
Low Tide
5:16AM0.01m
4:41PM0.38m
6:15AM0.06m
5:43PM0.45m
7:16AM0.12m
6:52PM0.50m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:45
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
4:58
4:57
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
17
17
17
16
16
15
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
11
11
11
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
11
11
12
12
12
10
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.1
S
9
1.3
ENE
10
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.9
E
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
619
854
755
370
632
618
697
302
260
255
250
250
208
204
158
151
113
110
106
148
555
770
776
746
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.3
S
9
0.5
S
7
Energy kJ
501
501
435
370
324
302
5
4
4
16
31
28
28
27
14
27
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
Energy kJ
60
29
25
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.3
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.2
S
8
2.1
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.9
ESE
10
Energy kJ
1037
1238
1060
700
839
958
813
1064
919
809
675
533
449
368
331
263
272
261
151
725
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
32
32
47
47
47
46
0
0
41
0
47
46
41
41
40
47
32
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
8
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
7
7
5
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