Cronulla surf break

Cronulla surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
21.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cronulla today?

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 8PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)--
Afternoon (15 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (15 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
4
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
SSE
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.7
SSE
2.2
SSE
3
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
Period(s) (?)10109999101099888988886810101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2682672122072161731882201681259169665545323131208614168412559671010
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
20
SE
15
SE
5
E
5
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNE
20
NE
10
N
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
25
SSW
35
S
20
S
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:55PM
1.44
7:04AM
1.44
7:34PM
1.56
7:52AM
1.42
8:14PM
1.65
8:40AM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:38PM
0.13
1:01AM
0.22
1:15PM
0.10
1:49AM
0.12
1:54PM
0.11
2:38AM
0.05
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise------6:18-------6:18-------6:18-
Sunset-5:32-------5:31-------5:30------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------11----
Temp. °C222020191816151923232120181717222725181716141416
Feels °C (?)201719191815131721202018151413182420121313111113
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