Cronulla surf break

Cronulla surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 20 Nov 2025 AEDT
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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
19.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cronulla today?

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 11PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)--
Afternoon (20 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (20 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.4
S
1.6
S
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)88666667777771212111111111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12391123193182188269320286227213189178221210604524494494185182178133128
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
N
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:27PM
1.08
9:23AM
1.55
10:06PM
1.05
9:59AM
1.54
10:46PM
1.03
10:37AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:33PM
0.20
2:55AM
0.39
4:11PM
0.20
3:29AM
0.41
4:50PM
0.21
4:05AM
0.44
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise------5:39-------5:39-------5:39-
Sunset-7:39-------7:40-------7:42------
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
------11--------------3-
Temp. °C201918171716171717171818181818181818181919181719
Feels °C (?)171515121210121313131515151515161616161819181820
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