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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 9 am Thursday 23 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
20.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Cronulla today?
The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 5PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cronulla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
828 | 778 | 591 | 572 | 505 | 400 | 347 | 285 | 319 | 303 | 292 | 353 | 250 | 245 | 235 | 216 | 146 | 106 | 101 | 96 | 124 | 142 | 100 | 80 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 1:48PM1.00m | 1:37AM1.47m | 3:04PM1.03m | 2:50AM1.41m | 4:11PM1.10m | 3:57AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35AM0.19m | 7:02PM0.52m | 8:46AM0.22m | 8:23PM0.55m | 9:50AM0.22m | 9:42PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 |
 | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | 5:20 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 828 | 778 | 582 | 572 | 505 | 400 | 347 | 281 | 319 | 303 | 292 | 353 | 250 | 245 | 235 | 216 | 146 | 106 | 101 | 96 | 124 | 142 | 100 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 598 | 566 | 591 | 469 | 431 | 366 | 333 | 285 | 220 | 216 | 157 | 120 | 103 | 81 | 68 | 64 | 45 | 77 | 51 | 31 | 23 | 15 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | N 10 | N 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 45 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | 7 | 38 | 38 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 94 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 283 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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