Cronulla surf break

Cronulla surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 17 Nov 2025 AEDT
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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 normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cronulla today?

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 7AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (17 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (17 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ENE
0.4
S
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
ENE
1
SSE
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.9
ENE
1
NE
1
NE
1.4
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.6
NE
2.3
NE
Period(s) (?)81088888589109744666777568
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5029323135352851205276262145702340591356686779374201567
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
35
WSW
30
W
35
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
10
WSW
20
W
20
W
5
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
N
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:12AM
1.41
7:27PM
1.14
7:44AM
1.48
8:08PM
1.12
8:16AM
1.52
8:48PM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:44AM
0.31
1:37PM
0.34
1:16AM
0.33
2:17PM
0.28
1:48AM
0.34
2:55PM
0.23
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Sunrise--5:41-------5:41-------5:41-----
Sunset-----7:37-------7:38-------7:38--
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201817192223211716141620212119191717192524232121
Feels °C (?)17111011171915141491118161615171716162220191821
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