Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cronulla today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 3AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cronulla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 119 | 82 | 72 | 60 | 47 | 45 | 35 | 54 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:30AM0.88m | 2:59PM1.27m | 3:51AM0.87m | 4:04PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53PM0.51m | 7:59AM0.54m | 10:10PM0.50m | 9:07AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 56 | 82 | 72 | 60 | 47 | 45 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | S 10 | SE 7 | E 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 5 | E 9 | S 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 2 | — | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | WSW 3 | — | SW 4 | — | — | S 5 | SE 3 | — |
| kJ | 119 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 54 | 77 | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | 5 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 225 | 193 | 193 | 191 | 301 | 301 | 362 | 283 | 136 |
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