Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cronulla today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 5AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cronulla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 25 | 289 | 352 | 220 | 165 | 161 | 160 | 218 | 164 | 156 | 121 | 118 | 90 | 89 | 66 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:04PM1.30m | 5:01AM0.89m | 5:01PM1.35m | 5:53AM0.95m | 5:50PM1.41m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:13PM0.45m | 10:15AM0.55m | 00:02AM0.38m | 11:12AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 25 | 289 | 352 | 220 | 165 | 104 | 160 | 218 | 164 | 156 | 121 | 118 | 90 | 89 | 66 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 15 | S 13 | S 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 110 | 161 | 52 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 8 | S 5 | — | E 9 | SSE 17 | NE 6 | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 18 | — | E 13 | S 18 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 27 | 9 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 2 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | — | ENE 6 | — | — | NE 9 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 24 | — | — | 20 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 64 | 66 | 51 | 18 | 40 | 66 | 83 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 283 | 133 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 138 | 35 | 1 |
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