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Cronulla surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia
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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
19.0° C
(Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cronulla today?
The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 9PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cronulla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | |
423 | 318 | 581 | 571 | 486 | 478 | 469 | 480 | 453 | 427 | 500 | 161 | 156 | 200 | 163 | 163 | 215 | 207 | 150 | 215 | 209 | 156 | 140 | 140 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 4:07PM1.15m | 3:50AM1.28m | 4:53PM1.28m | 4:48AM1.29m | 5:36PM1.42m | 5:44AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:50PM0.54m | 10:24AM0.23m | 10:52PM0.44m | 11:08AM0.19m | 11:49PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | |
— | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | |
1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
423 | 222 | 277 | 273 | 486 | 478 | 209 | 148 | 141 | 102 | 102 | 131 | 131 | 200 | 163 | 163 | 38 | 38 | 128 | 68 | 68 | 87 | 81 | 59 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | S 14 | E 13 | N 9 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | S 18 | SSE 17 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
222 | 179 | 276 | 2 | 212 | 212 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 100 | 69 | 67 | 63 | 39 | 25 | 29 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | NE 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | N 9 | NE 9 | — | N 9 | NE 11 | N 11 | S 26 | S 25 | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | S 22 | S 22 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | E 11 | E 11 |
156 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 19 | 38 | 34 | 21 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
— | 318 | 581 | 571 | — | — | 469 | 480 | 453 | 427 | 500 | 161 | 156 | 108 | 139 | 120 | 215 | 207 | 150 | 215 | 209 | 156 | 140 | 140 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 1 | 39 | 41 | 74 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 83 | 47 | 83 | 47 | 378 | 378 | 154 | 646 | 283 | 133 | 1 | 31 | 47 |
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