Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cronulla today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 12AM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Cronulla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 607 | 480 | 370 | 184 | 265 | 182 | 180 | 230 | 201 | 282 | 248 | 237 | 222 | 305 | 207 | 107 | 123 | 136 | 176 | 220 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:12PM1.36m | 6:02AM1.09m | 5:55PM1.42m | 6:37AM1.19m | 6:35PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:47AM0.53m | 11:57PM0.30m | 11:37AM0.45m | 00:31AM0.23m | 12:21PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 28 | 480 | 370 | 168 | 62 | 126 | 127 | 128 | 85 | 110 | 116 | 84 | 79 | 180 | 137 | 73 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | S 19 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 19 | S 20 | S 20 | E 13 | E 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 64 | 64 | 119 | 184 | 117 | 116 | 118 | 85 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 76 | 73 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 15 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | E 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 265 | 182 | 180 | 47 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | — | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 607 | — | 69 | 84 | 57 | 162 | 176 | 230 | 201 | 282 | 248 | 237 | 222 | 305 | 207 | 107 | 123 | 136 | 176 | 220 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 42 | 58 | 58 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 4 | 1 | 88 | 693 | 554 | 283 | 25 |
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