Cronulla surf break

Cronulla surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 23 Feb 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
23.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Cronulla today?

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 5PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am February 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (23 Feb)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (23 Feb)4ft (1.2m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
NE
0.9
NE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
SSE
0.7
S
0.7
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.6
NE
1.2
ENE
1.6
NE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.6
S
2
S
Period(s) (?)888866677665566777777766
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21317514388948394896239355682109194116226113108939699158324
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
20
S
35
S
30
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
ENE
20
SE
15
SE
25
S
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:25PM
1.15
2:02AM
1.43
2:35PM
1.03
3:09AM
1.43
4:02PM
0.96
4:24AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:30AM
0.33
7:23PM
0.33
8:44AM
0.36
8:21PM
0.41
10:08AM
0.36
9:33PM
0.47
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
Sunrise6:35-------6:37-------6:37-------
Sunset---7:39-------7:37-------7:37----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------------------122-1
Temp. °C252623222221212020222525242423222225242322212021
Feels °C (?)272720202120202021252323232323222327242421181617
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