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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 3 pm Thursday 28 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
20.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cronulla today (28 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 7PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
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. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
661 | 649 | 575 | 564 | 489 | 459 | 479 | 568 | 564 | 517 | 514 | 514 | 514 | 443 | 386 | 360 | 368 | 324 | 273 | 201 | 167 | 153 | 159 | 159 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:27PM1.47m | 6:53AM1.07m | 7:02PM1.51m | 7:36AM1.06m | 7:37PM1.54m | 8:17AM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53AM0.35m | 1:04AM0.30m | 12:29PM0.37m | 1:45AM0.25m | 1:05PM0.39m | 2:24AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 661 | 649 | 575 | 564 | 489 | 459 | 450 | 450 | 441 | 502 | 514 | 350 | 514 | 339 | 351 | 360 | 368 | 324 | 273 | 201 | 167 | 153 | 159 | 159 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | S 17 | E 10 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 514 | 286 | 443 | 386 | 340 | 284 | 234 | 194 | 190 | 151 | 115 | 109 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | NE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | — | WSW 3 | W 4 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 2 | WNW 2 | — |
| kJ | 60 | 119 | 166 | 187 | 308 | 434 | 479 | 568 | 564 | 517 | 430 | 478 | 6 | 34 | 6 | 6 | — | 9 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 42 | 42 | 83 | 83 | 47 | 83 | 42 | 83 | 74 | 47 | 47 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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