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Cronulla surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
23.0° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cronulla today?

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 5AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (16 Jan)10ft (3.0m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NE
2
ENE
2
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.9
S
3
SSE
3.5
SSE
4
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SE
3
SE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
3
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)6788888691010111110101110101099999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1614064523272772371742331249206230754853460034692398213717021275132817381845213020931957
Wind
(km/h)
35
NNE
20
NNE
5
NNW
25
S
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSE
25
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		onononononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:30PM
0.95
7:31AM
1.48
8:14PM
0.98
8:12AM
1.54
8:54PM
1.02
8:51AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:49AM
0.46
2:26PM
0.29
1:34AM
0.43
3:04PM
0.23
2:16AM
0.39
3:40PM
0.18
Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise----5:58-------6:00-------6:01---
Sunset8:08-------8:08-------8:08-------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
3111----121265564444331-
Temp. °C222220202123222221212121212121212121212121212121
Feels °C (?)192222181919181919181918171717171717171716161616
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