Cronulla surf break

Cronulla surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
21.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cronulla today?

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 4AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (27 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (27 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
E
6
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
15
20
25
23
22
25
34
27
28
18
50
36
44
26
35
22
38
47
43
35
68
67
81
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SSW
15
SE
15
SE
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
5:04PM1.19m
4:57AM1.34m
5:48PM1.29m
5:48AM1.31m
6:26PM1.38m
6:34AM1.27m
Low Tide
10:50PM0.46m
11:27AM0.22m
11:47PM0.39m
12:05PM0.23m
00:36AM0.32m
12:38PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:26
6:26
6:28
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5:19
5:17
5:16
Temp °C
19
18
16
15
15
18
20
20
19
19
17
16
16
18
20
20
19
18
16
16
15
18
19
19
16
16
14
13
12
16
18
17
17
18
16
15
15
17
19
18
17
16
14
14
13
18
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
E
6
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Energy kJ
22
15
20
25
23
22
25
7
27
28
14
50
36
44
26
35
22
38
47
43
35
68
67
81
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.3
ENE
4
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.4
E
7
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
Energy kJ
10
9
4
9
9
4
4
4
2
2
3
2
5
5
5
4
11
4
6
6
14
6
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
12
0.4
NE
8
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
5
2
5
2
1
3
3
1
2
3
18
2
2
2
8
7
7
6
7
6
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.2
ENE
2
0.3
NE
3
0.2
SSE
2
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
4
6
10
34
2
3
6
1
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
26
8
53
8
175
175
86
378
16
74
0
0
0
0
348
164
16
0
0
0
0
0
1
42
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
2
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
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