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/ NSW – Sydney South Coast (18 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Cronulla surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 27 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cronulla today?
The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 7AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cronulla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
1656 | 1547 | 1462 | 1439 | 1311 | 1170 | 1151 | 1022 | 902 | 778 | 749 | 686 | 661 | 649 | 637 | 723 | 723 | 615 | 580 | 502 | 555 | 555 | 482 | 482 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 5:17AM1.13m | 5:50PM1.42m | 6:07AM1.09m | 6:27PM1.47m | 6:53AM1.07m | 7:02PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:30PM0.42m | 11:17AM0.32m | 00:20AM0.36m | 11:53AM0.35m | 1:04AM0.30m | 12:29PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 1656 | 1547 | 1462 | 1439 | 1311 | 1170 | 1151 | 1022 | 902 | 778 | 749 | 686 | 661 | 649 | 637 | 723 | 723 | 615 | 580 | 502 | 555 | 555 | 482 | 482 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | SSE 8 | S 5 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 20 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 8 | SSW 4 | S 15 | SSE 7 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 23 | 21 | 31 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | 10 | 26 | 41 | 15 | 19 | 33 | 15 | 49 | 64 | 93 | 158 | 144 | 149 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 83 | 74 | 26 | 26 | 47 | 42 | 37 | 1 |
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