Cronulla surf break

Cronulla surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 26 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
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 8PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)--
Afternoon (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
35
14
15
13
34
22
22
25
37
37
28
18
50
42
44
26
34
32
39
45
40
38
68
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
N
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
5:04PM1.19m
4:57AM1.34m
5:48PM1.29m
5:48AM1.31m
6:26PM1.38m
6:34AM1.27m
Low Tide
10:43AM0.22m
10:50PM0.46m
11:27AM0.22m
11:47PM0.39m
12:05PM0.23m
00:36AM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
6:26
6:28
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5:20
5:19
5:17
5:16
Temp °C
20
20
19
19
16
16
15
18
21
20
20
19
17
16
16
18
20
20
20
18
16
16
16
18
17
16
16
18
15
14
13
16
19
17
18
18
17
15
15
17
18
17
18
16
14
15
15
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
Energy kJ
34
18
14
15
7
34
22
22
25
7
37
28
14
50
42
44
26
34
32
39
45
40
38
68
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.4
ENE
4
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
Energy kJ
18
5
10
9
13
9
9
4
4
4
4
2
6
2
5
5
5
4
10
10
6
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
12
0.4
NE
8
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
5
5
5
2
5
2
1
3
3
1
2
3
18
2
2
2
8
7
7
6
7
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
35
5
7
37
3
7
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
16
283
191
8
8
0
8
102
457
378
16
91
0
0
0
0
16
378
17
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
6
7
7
5
9
8
7
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
5
6
7
7
8
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
9
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