Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cronulla today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 5AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cronulla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 137 | 181 | 187 | 178 | 102 | 89 | 212 | 187 | 245 | 191 | 231 | 226 | 226 | 226 | 257 | 301 | 286 | 242 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:40AM1.07m | 5:23PM1.28m | 6:20AM1.18m | 6:12PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21PM0.35m | 11:14AM0.56m | 00:01AM0.29m | 12:08PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 11 | ENE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 133 | 114 | 118 | 102 | 89 | 212 | 3 | 183 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | E 11 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 9 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 9 | — | 9 | 32 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 137 | 181 | 187 | 178 | — | — | — | 187 | 245 | 191 | 231 | 226 | 226 | 226 | 257 | 301 | 286 | 242 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 734 | 432 | 88 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 42 | 133 | 432 | 432 | 88 | 17 |
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