Cronulla surf break

Cronulla surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 15 Sep 2025 AEST
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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
18.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cronulla today?

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 6PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)--
Afternoon (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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

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Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.6
ENE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
ENE
0.5
NE
0.3
S
0.9
SW
1
S
1.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)9999966676668888888710566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)454126262622273336496456869593714646372719356186
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
15
NNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
5
S
5
SE
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:39PM
1.44
3:56AM
0.96
3:54PM
1.45
5:06AM
1.01
4:59PM
1.48
5:58AM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:50PM
0.30
9:12AM
0.52
10:59PM
0.26
10:27AM
0.49
11:53PM
0.21
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Sunrise------5:54-------5:52-------5:50-
Sunset-5:45-------5:45-------5:46------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232523211818182227262321191816192221181514131215
Feels °C (?)20221917141413172221211917151315201812988813
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Sydney South Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-off wind 1 km from Cronulla has swung offshore (moderate winds from the WNW at Cronulla). 0.5m 9s swell from the S with a 0.2m 6s windswell from the NE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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Actual: 40 min ago

21 km/h
WNW
Offshore
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