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Cronulla Surf Forecast
/ 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 9 pm Wednesday 13 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
19.5° 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 4AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cronulla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | |
205 | 146 | 146 | 151 | 125 | 101 | 104 | 85 | 85 | 97 | 97 | 100 | 104 | 131 | 145 | 149 | 149 | 158 | 136 | 99 | 86 | 117 | 173 | 304 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 5:36PM1.42m | 5:44AM1.30m | 6:19PM1.56m | 6:39AM1.29m | 7:03PM1.67m | 7:34AM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:49PM0.31m | 11:51AM0.16m | 00:43AM0.19m | 12:35PM0.16m | 1:35AM0.08m | 1:20PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
 kJ | 205 | 125 | 117 | 83 | 81 | 84 | 104 | 85 | 85 | 97 | 97 | 100 | 104 | 131 | 145 | 149 | 149 | 158 | 136 | 99 | 86 | 117 | 173 | 304 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 15 | ENE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 37 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 38 | 21 | 13 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | E 11 | S 12 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | S 14 | ENE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 26 | 19 | 38 | 34 | 21 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 4 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 112 | 146 | 146 | 151 | 125 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 145 | 133 | 42 | 42 | 82 | 246 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
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