Cronulla surf break

Cronulla surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 14 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
21.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cronulla today?

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 6PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (14 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)11101010999101010101099991010998889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)81366355748039728125126827326826826720716816917319018316812791696855
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
W
10
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
5
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
5
SE
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNE
20
NE
10
N
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassononglassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:30AM
1.39
6:17PM
1.31
6:18AM
1.42
6:55PM
1.44
7:04AM
1.44
7:34PM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:01PM
0.18
12:13AM
0.33
12:38PM
0.13
1:01AM
0.22
1:15PM
0.10
1:49AM
0.12
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise6:16-------6:16-------6:18-------
Sunset---5:34-------5:32-------5:31----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151819201919171615192319191918161419232321201817
Feels °C (?)131717171719161412162216182018151217212020181514
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