Cronulla surf break

Cronulla surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 11 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
23.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Cronulla today?

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 1AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (12 Jan)3ft (0.9m)9s

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

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Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
1.3
E
1.5
ENE
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)877779999677787888878888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4863402862311771961961551231411981811271358313814722317613111499101171
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:17AM
1.27
4:23PM
0.94
5:10AM
1.31
5:34PM
0.91
6:00AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:25PM
0.42
10:55AM
0.55
10:13PM
0.46
12:03PM
0.50
11:06PM
0.49
12:59PM
0.43
Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise----5:56-------5:56-------5:56---
Sunset8:09-------8:09-------8:09-------
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
3------11-1-------------
Temp. °C181919191919202021202019202324232322212222232323
Feels °C (?)141515161617181921202120222322212322212322222221
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