Cronulla surf break

Cronulla surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
20.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cronulla today?

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 8AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Cronulla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
0
0
3
3
3
3
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
1.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
SSE
3
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
3
S
2.4
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)898888589101011111111111212121111121313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)665544323119119784976150910471010104821061482268128272876270216051509191324602257
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
S
40
SSE
30
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:52AM
1.42
8:14PM
1.65
8:40AM
1.37
8:56PM
1.71
9:31AM
1.30
9:41PM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:49AM
0.12
1:54PM
0.11
2:38AM
0.05
2:34PM
0.14
3:29AM
0.02
3:16PM
0.21
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise--6:18-------6:18-------6:20-----
Sunset-----5:30-------5:29-------5:28--
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------12----------------
Temp. °C191717222625171616151416171717161514141617171717
Feels °C (?)151414182422101112111114141212111110101313121313
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