Cronulla surf break

Cronulla surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 05 Dec 2025 AEDT
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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
21.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Cronulla today?

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 10AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Dec)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (05 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (05 Dec)6ft (1.8m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
3
3
1
0
2
1
3
3
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1.2
NE
0.9
NE
1.4
ENE
2
NE
1.8
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
1.2
ENE
1.6
NE
2
NE
1.7
NE
3.5
NE
2.5
NE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.8
S
2.1
S
2.2
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)777775677888778899967888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)226106961356310229732245247716228442129315601002465362264229420528486456
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
N
25
NE
35
NE
40
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
W
10
SW
10
WNW
45
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:55AM
1.84
9:45PM
1.18
9:44AM
1.85
10:41PM
1.15
10:35AM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:24AM
0.22
3:45PM
-0.06
3:13AM
0.25
4:38PM
-0.07
4:03AM
0.29
5:32PM
-0.03
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Sunrise--5:35-------5:35-------5:35-----
Sunset-----7:53-------7:54-------7:55--
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222124333228262724232530323330282425181717171718
Feels °C (?)191719292523202322202227293028262524111212141416
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