Cronulla surf break

Cronulla surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 23 Mar 2026 AEDT
Forecast 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
23.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cronulla today?

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 5PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (23 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
2
ENE
2.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)667777677788899999999101213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)918410711015015215314411010915916717622723827628328328328935533511271485
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
ENE
20
ENE
10
NE
15
N
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:24PM
1.18
12:40AM
1.55
1:27PM
1.06
1:41AM
1.49
2:44PM
0.98
2:52AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:24AM
0.17
6:09PM
0.31
7:27AM
0.23
7:01PM
0.41
8:42AM
0.28
8:07PM
0.49
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
Sunrise7:00-------7:00-------7:01-------
Sunset---7:02-------7:01-------7:00----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
23212311----------------
Temp. °C222223232222222121222323222220191922242323222120
Feels °C (?)232223232222222122222221212220191923232224222220
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