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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 Saturday 09 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
20.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Cronulla today?
The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 2AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cronulla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | |
683 | 505 | 421 | 356 | 304 | 257 | 290 | 284 | 290 | 449 | 651 | 384 | 300 | 374 | 441 | 415 | 469 | 560 | 517 | 508 | 441 | 286 | 459 | 209 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 1:50AM1.28m | 3:16PM1.05m | 2:50AM1.27m | 4:07PM1.15m | 3:50AM1.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27PM0.63m | 8:52AM0.33m | 8:41PM0.60m | 9:39AM0.28m | 9:50PM0.54m | 10:24AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 11 | E 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 12 | SSE 10 |
 kJ | 683 | 505 | 421 | 356 | 304 | 257 | 290 | 284 | 290 | 449 | 441 | 384 | 300 | 374 | 222 | 219 | 469 | 273 | 517 | 508 | 441 | 286 | 141 | 209 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 41 | 42 | 42 | 66 | 67 | 70 | 75 | 106 | 104 | 103 | 104 | 198 | 184 | 225 | 154 | 110 | 273 | 276 | 268 | 212 | 209 | 193 | 141 | 138 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | N 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | E 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | NE 10 | S 14 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 9 | N 9 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 56 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 116 | 133 | 179 | 169 | 163 | 249 | 4 | 94 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | S 11 | SSE 11 | — | SSE 11 | — | E 6 | — | ESE 6 | SE 10 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 651 | — | — | — | 441 | 415 | — | 560 | — | 25 | — | 42 | 459 | 66 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 74 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 74 | 42 | 1 | 47 | 58 | 47 | 1 | 133 | 341 | 83 |
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