Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cronulla today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 7PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Cronulla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 120 | 110 | 104 | 102 | 100 | 73 | 78 | 108 | 112 | 280 | 792 | 1478 | 1178 | 675 | 367 | 237 | 530 | 516 | 421 | 226 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:22PM1.25m | 4:33AM0.92m | 4:23PM1.30m | 5:22AM1.00m | 5:12PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31PM0.44m | 9:47AM0.59m | 11:19PM0.37m | 10:47AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 4 | NE 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 68 | 29 | 104 | 102 | 52 | 73 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 175 | 6 | 1178 | 675 | 367 | 237 | 530 | 516 | 421 | 226 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | — | E 11 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 19 | E 11 | SSE 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 120 | 110 | 27 | 15 | 100 | 57 | 25 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 23 | 42 | 91 | 188 | 28 | 2 | 71 | 186 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | S 10 | ENE 4 | S 11 | S 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | E 11 | — | — | S 22 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 15 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 19 | 6 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | NNE 4 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | S 11 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 108 | 112 | 280 | 792 | 1478 | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 50 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 432 | 311 | 362 | 315 | 155 | 122 | 42 | 42 | 1 | 42 | 47 | 58 |
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