Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cronulla today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 9PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cronulla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | S 11 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 98 | 170 | 88 | 184 | 141 | 116 | 111 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 78 | 81 | 70 | 77 | 75 | 77 | 72 | 72 | 95 | 85 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:46AM1.37m | 10:52PM1.38m | 11:28AM1.37m | 11:35PM1.22m | 12:12PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46PM0.29m | 5:08AM0.21m | 5:38PM0.36m | 5:43AM0.31m | 6:34PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 18 | S 7 | S 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 58 | 62 | 88 | 184 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 70 | 83 | 85 | 78 | 81 | 70 | 77 | 75 | 77 | 72 | 72 | 77 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 98 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 141 | 116 | 111 | 81 | 78 | 74 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 34 | 35 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 95 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | S 15 | SSE 18 | S 18 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 61 | 4 | 31 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 44 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 10 | 41 | 61 | 54 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 72 | 170 | 75 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | 25 | 23 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 42 | 39 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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