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/ 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 Monday 25 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
20.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cronulla today?
The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 11PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cronulla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 11 | |
1496 | 1396 | 1396 | 1423 | 1299 | 1344 | 1367 | 1369 | 1652 | 2603 | 2871 | 1987 | 2875 | 1693 | 1749 | 1439 | 1311 | 1290 | 1151 | 1113 | 1005 | 972 | 952 | 1916 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:27PM1.27m | 4:23AM1.19m | 5:11PM1.35m | 5:17AM1.13m | 5:50PM1.42m | 6:07AM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31PM0.48m | 10:38AM0.29m | 11:30PM0.42m | 11:17AM0.32m | 00:20AM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 |
— | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
 kJ | 1496 | 1396 | 1396 | 1423 | 1299 | 1344 | 1367 | 1369 | 23 | 1954 | 1987 | 1987 | 1966 | 1693 | 1749 | 1439 | 1311 | 1290 | 1151 | 1113 | 1005 | 972 | 952 | 1213 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 47 | 42 | 36 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 46 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | — | — | — | S 17 | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 18 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NNE 6 | ENE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1652 | 2603 | 2871 | 173 | 2875 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1916 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 59 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 42 |
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