Cronulla surf break

Cronulla surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
22.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cronulla today?

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 6AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


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Tue
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
3
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
1.1
SE
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)9991110999981010999999151414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)608193263346315268182129979087858080797983125163183175210201
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
N
15
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
5
WNW
15
ENE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
crossonononglassoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:39PM
1.34
12:31PM
0.92
12:31AM
1.29
1:40PM
0.89
1:34AM
1.25
2:58PM
0.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:01PM
0.51
6:37AM
0.41
5:46PM
0.57
7:41AM
0.45
6:46PM
0.62
8:50AM
0.44
Tue
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise----6:11-------6:11-------6:13---
Sunset-------5:42-------5:39-------5:38
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242220191921222121201917172124242222212020252729
Feels °C (?)241919181921211921212016161922212122212019242627
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