Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cronulla today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 10PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cronulla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 406 | 466 | 433 | 446 | 396 | 357 | 314 | 255 | 249 | 215 | 235 | 262 | 281 | 257 | 225 | 205 | 196 | 184 | 161 | 95 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:25PM1.36m | 1:23AM0.92m | 1:18PM1.29m | 2:32AM0.90m | 2:20PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:26PM0.39m | 6:35AM0.58m | 8:29PM0.43m | 7:36AM0.63m | 9:35PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 406 | 466 | 433 | 446 | 396 | 357 | 314 | 255 | 249 | 215 | 235 | 262 | 281 | 257 | 225 | 205 | 196 | 36 | 161 | 95 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ENE 10 | SE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 73 | 19 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 50 | 52 | 130 | 80 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 34 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | — | ENE 10 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | NE 4 | ENE 11 | SE 12 | ENE 10 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 18 | — | 19 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 6 | 21 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 184 | 34 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 646 | 646 | 86 | 133 | 4 | 4 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 4 | 86 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
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