Cronulla surf break

Cronulla surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 12 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
22.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cronulla today?

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 1AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (13 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


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Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
2
4
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.7
S
1.9
S
2
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)141414141515141414141111101010109991010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6137979151030126212461059919790653688850873808618470339281240220220186186179
Wind
(km/h)
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
5
S
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrossoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:56PM
1.06
4:41AM
1.34
5:38PM
1.18
5:30AM
1.39
6:17PM
1.31
6:18AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:26PM
0.54
11:22AM
0.25
11:22PM
0.44
12:01PM
0.18
12:13AM
0.33
12:38PM
0.13
Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise----6:15-------6:16-------6:16---
Sunset-------5:35-------5:34-------5:32
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151413131316181919181615151820201919161515192320
Feels °C (?)7778913151617161311131719161718141312162217
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