Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cronulla today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 9AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cronulla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 84 | 122 | 74 | 145 | 318 | 372 | 327 | 235 | 149 | 88 | 189 | 120 | 114 | 91 | 86 | 68 | 235 | 240 | 202 | 235 | 279 | 329 | 295 | 218 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:40AM1.27m | 8:42PM1.76m | 9:23AM1.32m | 9:26PM1.67m | 10:05AM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38AM-0.03m | 2:19PM0.20m | 3:19AM-0.02m | 3:08PM0.20m | 3:57AM0.03m | 3:57PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | E 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 84 | 47 | 74 | 145 | 318 | 372 | 327 | 235 | 149 | 88 | 189 | 120 | 114 | 91 | 86 | 68 | 141 | 138 | 202 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | S 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 48 | 4 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 66 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 29 | 29 | 66 | 63 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SE 13 | S 20 | S 16 | — | S 19 | S 17 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | — | 7 | 5 | 29 | 29 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | SSW 8 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 122 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 235 | 240 | — | 235 | 279 | 329 | 295 | 218 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 122 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 94 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 94 | 94 | 1 | 1 |
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