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/ NSW – Sydney South Coast (18 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Cronulla surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 24 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
19.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cronulla today?
The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 1PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cronulla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | |
2548 | 2262 | 2225 | 2035 | 2001 | 1848 | 1817 | 1652 | 1595 | 1470 | 1496 | 1398 | 1277 | 1277 | 1299 | 1204 | 1225 | 2129 | 1776 | 1768 | 1912 | 2096 | 2096 | 2542 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 3:36PM1.19m | 3:23AM1.26m | 4:27PM1.27m | 4:23AM1.19m | 5:11PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:08AM0.22m | 9:23PM0.52m | 9:56AM0.26m | 10:31PM0.48m | 10:38AM0.29m | 11:30PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | | | |  | |  | |  |  | |  | | | |  | |  |  | |  | | | | |
 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 |
 | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | 4:55 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 12 |
 kJ | 2548 | 2262 | 2225 | 2035 | 2001 | 1848 | 1817 | 1652 | 1595 | 1470 | 1496 | 1398 | 1277 | 1277 | 1299 | 1204 | 1225 | 1505 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 1976 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 47 | 42 | 36 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 8 | — | 7 | 2 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2129 | 1776 | 1768 | 1912 | 2096 | 2096 | 2542 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 133 | 209 | 16 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
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