Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cronulla today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 9AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cronulla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 106 | 103 | 106 | 104 | 196 | 233 | 225 | 251 | 501 | 686 | 575 | 435 | 348 | 372 | 311 | 210 | 658 | 679 | 572 | 487 | 380 | 365 | 305 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:12AM1.09m | 7:09PM1.53m | 7:47AM1.16m | 7:45PM1.56m | 8:21AM1.24m | 8:21PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:16AM0.24m | 12:44PM0.38m | 1:49AM0.18m | 1:24PM0.33m | 2:19AM0.14m | 2:04PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 140 | 106 | 103 | 106 | 98 | 84 | 86 | 84 | 251 | 367 | 517 | 575 | 435 | 348 | 372 | 311 | 210 | 658 | 679 | 572 | 487 | 380 | 365 | 305 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 67 | 58 | 58 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 35 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | S 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SSW 12 | S 13 | SSW 11 | — | S 12 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 38 | 21 | 36 | 33 | 37 | 71 | 33 | 103 | 52 | 50 | 25 | — | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | W 2 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | — | S 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | 14 | 104 | 196 | 233 | 225 | — | 501 | 686 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 47 | 83 | 74 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 46 | 37 | 1 |
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