Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cronulla today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 1AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cronulla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
95 | 85 | 102 | 97 | 86 | 86 | 78 | 267 | 110 | 83 | 70 | 62 | 42 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 54 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:22AM1.08m | 1:00PM1.31m | 1:18AM0.96m | 1:56PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:34PM0.43m | 6:20AM0.40m | 7:39PM0.49m | 7:03AM0.48m | 8:53PM0.51m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | S 8 | ESE 9 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
79 | 69 | 83 | 97 | 73 | 86 | 30 | 6 | 110 | 32 | 55 | 39 | 42 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 28 | 36 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 7 | — | S 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | E 10 | ESE 7 | SE 7 |
95 | 85 | 102 | 49 | 86 | 82 | 43 | — | 6 | 83 | 70 | 62 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 18 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 5 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 10 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 10 | E 10 |
35 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 26 | 24 | 78 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 5 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | E 10 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | — | NNW 2 | NE 6 | NW 3 |
— | — | 27 | — | 35 | 46 | — | 267 | 52 | 27 | 90 | 60 | — | 41 | — | 1 | 54 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 432 | 149 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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