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Cronulla surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cronulla surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
19.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cronulla today?
The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 2PM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cronulla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | |
641 | 842 | 1152 | 1175 | 988 | 803 | 841 | 823 | 1098 | 1360 | 1387 | 972 | 897 | 660 | 943 | 982 | 1236 | 1018 | 846 | 692 | 573 | 489 | 410 | 382 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:21AM1.15m | 10:18PM1.76m | 11:22AM1.10m | 11:14PM1.68m | 12:25PM1.07m | 00:13AM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:18AM-0.03m | 3:46PM0.32m | 5:16AM0.01m | 4:41PM0.38m | 6:15AM0.06m | 5:43PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 |
 | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | 4:58 |
— | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
15 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
 kJ | 641 | 842 | 1152 | 1175 | 988 | 803 | 572 | 567 | 679 | 944 | 952 | 370 | 685 | 660 | 669 | 250 | 204 | 204 | 200 | 200 | 196 | 196 | 148 | 142 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 740 | 577 | 501 | 501 | 426 | — | 363 | 312 | 250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 5 | 11 | 76 | 421 | 841 | 823 | 1098 | 1360 | 1387 | 972 | 897 | 656 | 943 | 982 | 1236 | 1018 | 846 | 692 | 573 | 489 | 410 | 382 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 31 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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