Cronulla surf break

Cronulla surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 12 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
22.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cronulla today?

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 9AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
2
2
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.7
S
1.3
E
1.6
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)14141313131314141414151514141214111111101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)40546042342350351161379791510301262124611961045790644610757804792701605460332
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
35
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
WNW
15
W
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:46AM
1.29
4:56PM
1.06
4:41AM
1.34
5:38PM
1.18
5:30AM
1.39
6:17PM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:41AM
0.33
10:26PM
0.54
11:22AM
0.25
11:22PM
0.44
12:01PM
0.18
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise--6:15-------6:15-------6:16-----
Sunset-----5:37-------5:35-------5:34--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151513162021181514131316181919181615151819201919
Feels °C (?)8868121411888913151617161212131718181719
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