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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 Sunday 24 May 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
20.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cronulla today?
The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 8PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cronulla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | |
2225 | 2035 | 2001 | 1857 | 1817 | 1652 | 1595 | 1470 | 1496 | 1396 | 1396 | 1277 | 1299 | 1321 | 1225 | 1954 | 2129 | 2476 | 2104 | 3210 | 1987 | 1985 | 1896 | 1927 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:36PM1.19m | 3:23AM1.26m | 4:27PM1.27m | 4:23AM1.19m | 5:11PM1.35m | 5:17AM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23PM0.52m | 9:56AM0.26m | 10:31PM0.48m | 10:38AM0.29m | 11:30PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
 kJ | 2225 | 2035 | 2001 | 1857 | 1817 | 1652 | 1595 | 1470 | 1496 | 1396 | 1396 | 1277 | 1299 | 1321 | 1225 | 1344 | 1494 | 1629 | 2104 | 2174 | 1987 | 1985 | 1896 | 1927 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 47 | 42 | 36 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 19 | — | — | — | S 17 | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | NNE 6 | ENE 12 | NNE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1954 | 2129 | 2476 | 232 | 3210 | 209 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 88 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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