Cronulla surf break

Cronulla surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 06 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
22.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cronulla today?

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 7PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)--
Afternoon (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.7
SE
0.6
SSE
1
SE
0.9
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)999999999999111110109998101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1901581621351351321027881836081842241643702921861128090658580
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
NNW
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrossoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:52AM
1.06
10:56PM
1.41
11:37AM
0.98
11:39PM
1.34
12:31PM
0.92
12:31AM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:25PM
0.44
5:44AM
0.35
5:01PM
0.51
6:37AM
0.41
5:46PM
0.57
7:41AM
0.45
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise------6:11-------6:11-------6:11-
Sunset-5:44-------5:43-------5:42------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191717171616172228262323212120212221202020191821
Feels °C (?)191617161414152028252223191919212220212221191821
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