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Cronulla surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast 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
21.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cronulla today?
The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 9AM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cronulla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 114 | 99 | 102 | 115 | 107 | 110 | 123 | 114 | 81 | 102 | 145 | 187 | 280 | 699 | 325 | 308 | 246 | 242 | 189 | 163 | 146 | 144 | 102 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:32AM 1.11 | 2:11PM 1.35 | 3:30AM 1.15 | 3:10PM 1.22 | 4:25AM 1.21 | 4:11PM 1.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:59AM 0.54 | 9:01PM 0.24 | 9:13AM 0.57 | 9:48PM 0.30 | 10:27AM 0.56 | 10:32PM 0.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 23 |
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