Cronulla surf break

Cronulla surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 27 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
24.0° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cronulla today?

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 1AM is: 5.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 5.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)21ft (6.5m)13s
Afternoon (28 Mar)15ft (4.5m)13s
Evening (28 Mar)15ft (4.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
6
6
4
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
3.5
S
5.5
S
7.5
S
7
S
6.5
S
6.5
S
4.5
SSE
5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
S
4
S
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)1111101314141313131212121212111111101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4943662420100172030717685149131335569577209599751614764414232492022174213931044924731578465398
Wind
(km/h)
40
W
55
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:29PM
1.01
5:22AM
1.45
6:29PM
1.10
6:23AM
1.48
7:16PM
1.19
7:14AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:18AM
0.26
10:50PM
0.51
12:18PM
0.21
12:01AM
0.45
1:07PM
0.17
12:59AM
0.37
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise------7:03-------7:03-------7:05-
Sunset-6:58-------6:55-------6:54------
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1103---------------------
Temp. °C151517171615141719201919171716192020202019191920
Feels °C (?)76887871012141414121312151717181918191920
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