Cronulla surf break

Cronulla surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 14 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
21.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cronulla today?

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 7AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (14 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)1111111010109991010101010999910109998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7578288136635574803972812512682732682252672072071731731922201681629971
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
5
SE
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
N
20
NE
10
N
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononglassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:30AM
1.39
6:17PM
1.31
6:18AM
1.42
6:55PM
1.44
7:04AM
1.44
7:34PM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:22PM
0.44
12:01PM
0.18
12:13AM
0.33
12:38PM
0.13
1:01AM
0.22
1:15PM
0.10
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise--6:16-------6:16-------6:18-----
Sunset-----5:34-------5:32-------5:31--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151515182020191916161519232020191816151923232121
Feels °C (?)111213171816171814141216211719201815131721202019
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