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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 Monday 27 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
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 11AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cronulla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | |
20 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 18 | 51 | 36 | 32 | 26 | 35 | 26 | 27 | 47 | 57 | 41 | 40 | 85 | 83 | 159 | 124 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:57AM1.34m | 5:48PM1.29m | 5:48AM1.31m | 6:26PM1.38m | 6:34AM1.27m | 7:00PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50PM0.46m | 11:27AM0.22m | 11:47PM0.39m | 12:05PM0.23m | 00:36AM0.32m | 12:38PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 20 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 14 | 51 | 36 | 32 | 26 | 35 | 26 | 27 | 47 | 57 | 41 | 34 | 85 | 83 | 104 | 124 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 4 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 6 | E 11 | S 12 | ENE 4 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 17 | S 18 | S 20 | S 20 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | ENE 8 | — |
| kJ | 10 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 159 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 136 | 175 | 86 | 86 | 16 | 164 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 348 | 378 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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