Cronulla surf break

Cronulla surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 24 Feb 2026 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
23.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cronulla today?

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 7AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (24 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (24 Feb)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.8
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
1.6
NE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
2.1
S
2.2
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.2
SSE
1.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)667665667777777666777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)94101774968538810926725323396858870163219219392423542590503387
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
15
S
5
SSE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
SE
20
SSE
35
S
40
S
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:02AM
1.43
2:35PM
1.03
3:09AM
1.43
4:02PM
0.96
4:24AM
1.45
5:30PM
0.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:44AM
0.36
8:21PM
0.41
10:08AM
0.36
9:33PM
0.47
11:31AM
0.31
10:52PM
0.47
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise--6:37-------6:37-------6:39-----
Sunset-----7:37-------7:37-------7:36--
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------111-121111
Temp. °C212122252625242322222224242321212020212222212121
Feels °C (?)202226252523242222222426242117181617171919171718
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