Cronulla surf break

Cronulla surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 17 May 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
19.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cronulla today?

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 4PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (17 May)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (17 May)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
0
0
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
8
2
E
9
1.9
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
1.6
E
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
10
2
E
10
1.9
ENE
10
2
E
10
3.5
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
513
600
567
627
642
656
715
650
675
599
540
528
463
417
427
391
397
440
826
920
799
754
882
1742
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
5
N
10
NW
5
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
SW
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
N
5
N
0
N
5
NW
5
W
15
WSW
25
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:28AM1.25m
8:35PM1.80m
9:24AM1.20m
9:25PM1.80m
10:21AM1.15m
10:18PM1.76m
Low Tide
2:06PM0.21m
3:22AM-0.04m
2:55PM0.26m
4:18AM-0.03m
3:46PM0.32m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
4:59
2
2
1
1
4
1
2
2
Temp °C
17
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
17
19
20
19
19
18
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
15
16
16
18
19
19
18
19
19
18
18
16
19
20
18
19
19
17
17
17
18
16
12
10
10
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
8
2
E
9
1.9
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
1.6
E
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
10
2
E
10
1.9
ENE
10
2
E
10
2.4
S
9
Energy kJ
513
600
567
627
642
656
715
650
675
599
540
528
463
417
427
391
397
440
826
920
799
754
882
915
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
1.9
ENE
10
Energy kJ
1
784
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
3
0.9
SSW
4
2
SSW
7
2.3
S
8
3.5
SSW
9
Energy kJ
5
29
340
720
1742
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
5
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
39
47
37
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Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
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