Cronulla surf break

Cronulla surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 23 Jan 2026 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
22.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cronulla today?

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 11AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (23 Jan)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (23 Jan)5ft (1.6m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
1
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
S
2
SSE
1.7
S
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)9991010109999999999910111111111113
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)676715694711742550477451391344294287243189199243232253460478478508332863
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
5
ENE
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:06AM
1.23
11:58AM
1.48
12:50AM
1.27
12:43PM
1.37
1:39AM
1.31
1:35PM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:46AM
0.38
6:33PM
0.14
6:39AM
0.41
7:12PM
0.19
7:40AM
0.44
7:57PM
0.25
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise--6:05-------6:07-------6:07-----
Sunset------8:06-------8:06-------8:05-
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191819202020202019181721232322212121212629282422
Feels °C (?)151516181717171818171620202020212323222629272720
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