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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 Tuesday 05 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
21.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cronulla today?
The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 11PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 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 ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | |
645 | 629 | 555 | 555 | 545 | 535 | 525 | 441 | 424 | 408 | 400 | 410 | 410 | 356 | 300 | 290 | 240 | 160 | 373 | 858 | 2534 | 1520 | 1302 | 1208 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:36AM1.01m | 10:28PM1.45m | 11:22AM0.97m | 11:11PM1.39m | 12:14PM0.94m | 11:59PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55PM0.48m | 5:25AM0.30m | 4:35PM0.52m | 6:14AM0.34m | 5:22PM0.57m | 7:06AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
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Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 |
18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
 kJ | 645 | 629 | 555 | 555 | 545 | 535 | 525 | 441 | 424 | 408 | 400 | 410 | 410 | 356 | 300 | 290 | 240 | 160 | 122 | 858 | 1578 | 1520 | 1302 | 1208 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 17 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 65 | 89 | 54 | 49 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | 92 | 92 | 70 | 50 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 4 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | S 17 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 24 | 23 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 4 | NW 2 | WSW 2 | SW 6 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 8 | WSW 5 | S 10 | — | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 68 | 373 | 35 | 2534 | — | 5 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 145 | 155 | 311 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
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