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Cronulla surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 31 Jan 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
22.5° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Cronulla today?

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 2PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (31 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (31 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
1
3
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.2
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.3
NE
2.4
NE
2.4
NE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
3
S
3.5
S
4
S
4
S
3.5
S
3
S
2.3
SSE
1.9
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)66667788888111189101010988101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16714411315426258966469935230626853443194517692814346225501343669441838748637
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
35
NE
25
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
5
NW
20
S
15
S
25
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
45
S
50
S
45
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:44AM
1.72
8:35PM
1.13
8:35AM
1.77
9:22PM
1.18
9:22AM
1.78
10:06PM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:38PM
0.05
2:03AM
0.28
3:24PM
0.00
2:53AM
0.25
4:06PM
-0.01
3:41AM
0.23
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
Sunrise6:13-------6:15-------6:16-------
Sunset----8:01-------8:00-------8:00---
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------5241---------
Temp. °C222525262423232223242622201918171718191919191919
Feels °C (?)2326242323242425242626191613107811121314151616
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