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Cronulla Surf Forecast
/ 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 Thursday 14 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
19.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cronulla today?
The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 9PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cronulla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
104 | 101 | 101 | 94 | 97 | 84 | 100 | 108 | 114 | 149 | 168 | 158 | 136 | 121 | 186 | 227 | 272 | 273 | 295 | 364 | 421 | 481 | 505 | 562 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 6:19PM1.56m | 6:39AM1.29m | 7:03PM1.67m | 7:34AM1.28m | 7:48PM1.76m | 8:28AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51AM0.16m | 00:43AM0.19m | 12:35PM0.16m | 1:35AM0.08m | 1:20PM0.18m | 2:28AM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 59 | 57 | 101 | 94 | 97 | 84 | 100 | 108 | 114 | 149 | 168 | 158 | 136 | 121 | 186 | 227 | 272 | 273 | 295 | 364 | 421 | 481 | 505 | 562 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 15 | S 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 43 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | — | S 14 | S 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | S 13 | — | — | S 12 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 4 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 104 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 47 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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