Cronulla surf break

Cronulla surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 23 Feb 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
23.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Cronulla today?

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 10AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (23 Feb)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (23 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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

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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
NE
1.8
NE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
NE
1.8
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.7
NE
1.5
NE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)788888666676645667777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29538321317510988106941068065454940602361201272461891059111599
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
5
WSW
15
S
35
S
30
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NE
15
ESE
10
SSW
30
S
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:05AM
1.44
1:25PM
1.15
2:02AM
1.43
2:35PM
1.03
3:09AM
1.43
4:02PM
0.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:30AM
0.33
7:23PM
0.33
8:44AM
0.36
8:21PM
0.41
10:08AM
0.36
9:33PM
0.47
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise--6:35-------6:37-------6:37-----
Sunset-----7:39-------7:37-------7:37--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------------1121
Temp. °C252526252222222221202124262624242322222524232221
Feels °C (?)282828261920212121202327252523232322232625252018
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