Cronulla surf break

Cronulla surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 20 Mar 2026 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
23.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cronulla today?

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 6AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (21 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (21 Mar)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


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Fri
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.7
SE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.7
ESE
0.5
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)5666776669951110101099958666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)232021264444352625262529384069666040382933434445
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
5
E
5
NW
5
W
5
W
5
SW
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:23PM
1.55
10:42AM
1.42
11:04PM
1.59
11:30AM
1.31
11:49PM
1.58
12:24PM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:37AM
0.12
4:45PM
0.14
5:28AM
0.13
5:25PM
0.22
6:24AM
0.17
Fri
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise----6:58-------6:58-------7:00---
Sunset-------7:06-------7:05-------7:02
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------------1--
Temp. °C232222202022232322222222222323232222222121222323
Feels °C (?)242324222224232321202221212223232322242323242323
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