Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cronulla today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 6AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cronulla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 331 | 296 | 244 | 203 | 172 | 181 | 209 | 244 | 295 | 389 | 403 | 238 | 237 | 256 | 277 | 270 | 232 | 402 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:12PM1.31m | 6:57AM1.31m | 6:57PM1.34m | 7:33AM1.43m | 7:42PM1.36m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:38AM0.23m | 12:57PM0.36m | 1:13AM0.18m | 1:43PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 17 | — | S 16 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 242 | 226 | 238 | 237 | 256 | 5 | — | 5 | 245 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 9 | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 15 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 16 | — | — | S 21 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 5 | — | — | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 331 | 296 | 244 | 203 | 172 | 181 | 209 | 244 | 295 | 389 | 403 | — | — | — | 277 | 270 | 232 | 402 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 133 | 87 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 133 | 419 | 330 | 164 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 336 | 88 | 17 | 16 |
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