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Cronulla surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 12 Mar 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
23.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cronulla today?

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 2AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (13 Mar)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (13 Mar)8ft (2.5m)9s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.9
SSE
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)1111111099889910101010999810999915
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4824744916967928188369829519048968496404793332872371601161109910178121
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
5
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
N
25
NE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:36AM
1.25
5:45PM
0.91
5:38AM
1.31
6:37PM
0.99
6:29AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:41PM
0.61
11:47AM
0.45
10:58PM
0.58
12:37PM
0.37
12:00AM
0.52
1:17PM
0.28
Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise----6:52-------6:52-------6:52---
Sunset-------7:16-------7:15-------7:14
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202019191919181919202020202021212020191717212222
Feels °C (?)171716161613111213151617181919181718181616191818
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