Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cronulla today (16 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 8PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cronulla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the S by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 10 | S 21 | S 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 558 | 537 | 423 | 352 | 212 | 120 | 117 | 86 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 69 | 67 | 69 | 79 | 90 | 74 | 79 | 86 | 110 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:48PM1.77m | 10:40AM1.24m | 10:36PM1.66m | 11:28AM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22PM0.25m | 4:34AM-0.02m | 4:15PM0.29m | 5:17AM0.05m | 5:09PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | SSE 7 | S 6 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | S 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 212 | 120 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 53 | 37 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 60 | 55 | 74 | 79 | 86 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | E 8 | S 19 | E 8 | S 19 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | E 7 | S 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 21 | S 21 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 5 | 27 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 53 | 19 | 48 | 69 | 35 | 34 | 45 | 45 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 12 | E 8 | S 19 | S 18 | S 15 | S 9 | S 11 | S 8 | S 9 | S 5 | S 21 | S 21 | — | S 21 | S 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 27 | 55 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 11 | 39 | 12 | 9 | 79 | — | 33 | 33 | 38 | 72 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | — | E 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | S 2 | S 10 | S 10 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — |
| kJ | 558 | 537 | 423 | 352 | — | 21 | 117 | 86 | 52 | 39 | — | — | — | 1 | 68 | 90 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 140 | 95 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 1 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 1 |
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