Cronulla surf break

Cronulla surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 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
21.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cronulla today?

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 4AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
NE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
144
138
109
52
37
36
24
40
14
15
44
30
22
22
25
33
28
28
25
29
35
34
29
32
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
NW
10
ENE
15
NE
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
High Tide
4:11PM1.10m
3:57AM1.37m
5:04PM1.19m
4:57AM1.34m
5:48PM1.29m
5:48AM1.31m
Low Tide
9:42PM0.52m
10:43AM0.22m
10:50PM0.46m
11:27AM0.22m
11:47PM0.39m
12:05PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:24
6:26
6:26
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5:20
5:19
5:17
Temp °C
20
19
17
16
15
18
21
20
19
18
16
16
15
18
20
20
20
19
18
16
17
19
20
20
18
17
16
15
13
16
18
16
15
16
14
14
12
16
18
18
18
18
18
15
16
18
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
Energy kJ
144
138
76
52
37
36
24
18
14
15
44
30
22
22
25
7
28
28
25
29
35
34
29
32
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
NE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
23
15
48
36
35
21
18
5
10
9
5
9
9
4
4
4
4
4
6
18
5
5
5
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
12
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
2
2
15
14
9
8
5
5
5
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
3
7
2
2
2
8
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
4
Energy kJ
59
111
109
40
9
12
23
12
33
2
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
4
1
0
0
0
0
25
208
193
8
0
0
8
33
86
173
16
0
8
0
0
0
16
208
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
7
8
6
6
5
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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