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Cronulla Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Sydney South Coast (18 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Cronulla surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Cronulla today?
The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 9PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cronulla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | |
343 | 337 | 300 | 288 | 276 | 211 | 199 | 116 | 116 | 87 | 120 | 138 | 81 | 62 | 51 | 37 | 35 | 51 | 14 | 17 | 34 | 30 | 22 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 3:04PM1.03m | 2:50AM1.41m | 4:11PM1.10m | 3:57AM1.37m | 5:04PM1.19m | 4:57AM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23PM0.55m | 9:50AM0.22m | 9:42PM0.52m | 10:43AM0.22m | 10:50PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
 kJ | 343 | 337 | 300 | 288 | 276 | 211 | 199 | 116 | 116 | 87 | 120 | 138 | 74 | 62 | 51 | 37 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 34 | 30 | 22 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 157 | 120 | 103 | 81 | 68 | 48 | 45 | 72 | 57 | 31 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 50 | 36 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | S 16 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 45 | 32 | 24 | — | — | 15 | 14 | 14 | 8 | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 3 | NE 7 | NE 6 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | 4 | 118 | 81 | — | — | — | 35 | 51 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 16 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 94 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 283 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 208 | 88 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 208 |
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