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Cronulla surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 11 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
19.6° 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 11AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 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 Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | |
505 | 384 | 354 | 541 | 444 | 318 | 553 | 504 | 486 | 478 | 412 | 397 | 401 | 457 | 448 | 532 | 156 | 161 | 507 | 459 | 459 | 416 | 200 | 164 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 2:50AM1.27m | 4:07PM1.15m | 3:50AM1.28m | 4:53PM1.28m | 4:48AM1.29m | 5:36PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39AM0.28m | 9:50PM0.54m | 10:24AM0.23m | 10:52PM0.44m | 11:08AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
14 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 10 |
 kJ | 505 | 384 | 354 | 385 | 444 | 318 | 553 | 504 | 486 | 478 | 209 | 148 | 141 | 138 | 102 | 100 | 131 | 131 | 63 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 10 | S 25 | E 12 | E 12 | S 22 | S 21 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | E 11 |
| kJ | 104 | 198 | 184 | 225 | 222 | 222 | 277 | 273 | 212 | 212 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 69 | 67 | 10 | 33 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | NE 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 11 | N 11 | S 26 | N 11 | S 24 | S 23 | S 16 | N 10 | S 22 | S 22 | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 133 | 179 | 169 | 218 | 156 | 179 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | — | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 541 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 412 | 397 | 401 | 457 | 448 | 532 | 156 | 161 | 507 | 459 | 459 | 416 | 200 | 164 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 31 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 83 | 154 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 47 | 47 | 154 | 378 | 378 | 47 | 276 |
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