
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cronulla today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 5AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cronulla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
139 | 219 | 276 | 263 | 246 | 161 | 155 | 106 | 138 | 325 | 127 | 112 | 90 | 73 | 62 | 101 | 190 | 434 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:03PM1.28m | 10:19AM1.58m | 10:54PM1.17m | 11:08AM1.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02PM0.14m | 3:54AM0.24m | 4:55PM0.17m | 4:38AM0.32m | 5:55PM0.22m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 24 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | NE 7 |
139 | 136 | 149 | 149 | 246 | 80 | 80 | 57 | 66 | 163 | 127 | 112 | 90 | 73 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 200 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | NE 5 | SSE 16 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 |
124 | 219 | 23 | 263 | 110 | 161 | 155 | 106 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 61 | — | 5 | 4 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | NE 9 | SSE 16 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | — | — | SSE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
48 | 20 | 276 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 8 | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | NNW 2 | — | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
18 | 19 | 53 | 51 | 53 | 59 | 32 | 73 | 138 | 325 | — | — | 1 | — | 62 | 101 | 190 | 434 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 58 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 88 | 25 | 17 |
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