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Cronulla Surf Forecast
/ 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 3 am Saturday 18 Apr 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
20.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cronulla today?
The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 9AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cronulla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1164 | 1419 | 928 | 1010 | 1965 | 1389 | 2495 | 2785 | 3347 | 3159 | 1921 | 1955 | 1818 | 2053 | 2233 | 2469 | 2391 | 2314 | 2160 | 2129 | 2027 | 1794 | 1733 | 1527 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:40AM 1.37 | 8:56PM 1.71 | 9:31AM 1.30 | 9:41PM 1.72 | 10:25AM 1.20 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:38AM 0.05 | 2:34PM 0.14 | 3:29AM 0.02 | 3:16PM 0.21 | 4:23AM 0.03 | 4:01PM 0.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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