Cronulla surf break

Cronulla surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 10 May 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
19.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cronulla today?

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 5AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (11 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (11 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
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
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
SE
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
1.5
SE
6
1.5
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
331
514
505
384
306
374
400
301
531
477
460
387
387
397
401
408
200
163
183
189
221
459
459
459
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:50AM1.27m
4:07PM1.15m
3:50AM1.28m
4:53PM1.28m
4:48AM1.29m
Low Tide
8:41PM0.60m
9:39AM0.28m
9:50PM0.54m
10:24AM0.23m
10:52PM0.44m
11:08AM0.19m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:05
5:04
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
16
17
18
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
18
15
14
13
14
13
14
16
17
17
18
16
17
17
16
15
16
16
14
14
15
15
14
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
Energy kJ
104
103
505
384
306
374
400
301
531
477
460
387
387
148
141
138
200
163
131
131
40
39
38
38
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.5
S
15
0.6
E
12
0.7
E
14
0.7
E
14
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.1
NE
9
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.1
S
22
0.2
S
20
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
Energy kJ
6
116
104
198
184
225
222
222
277
273
212
212
209
3
16
14
102
100
69
67
10
33
31
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
N
10
0.5
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.7
S
14
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
25
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
16
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
5
2
133
179
169
218
156
179
4
2
2
2
3
2
4
2
4
13
11
11
5
2
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.1
SE
5
1.3
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.5
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
Energy kJ
331
514
397
401
408
74
132
183
189
221
459
459
459
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
Distance (km)
47
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
42
1
1
42
83
83
83
83
47
42
41
154
154
83
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
8
6
9
8
5
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
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