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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 Thursday 16 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
20.8° 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 8PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cronulla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 168 | 125 | 92 | 68 | 56 | 55 | 44 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 94 | 562 | 919 | 1660 | 1844 | 1185 | 2032 | 1733 | 3159 | 3299 | 3070 | 2795 | 2897 | 1848 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:34PM 1.56 | 7:52AM 1.42 | 8:14PM 1.65 | 8:40AM 1.37 | 8:56PM 1.71 | 9:31AM 1.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:15PM 0.10 | 1:49AM 0.12 | 1:54PM 0.11 | 2:38AM 0.05 | 2:34PM 0.14 | 3:29AM 0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
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