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Cronulla Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Sydney South Coast (18 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Cronulla surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 16 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cronulla today?
The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 7AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cronulla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | |
136 | 121 | 215 | 259 | 266 | 273 | 481 | 671 | 542 | 555 | 586 | 554 | 627 | 627 | 580 | 580 | 580 | 521 | 521 | 517 | 463 | 452 | 393 | 408 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:34AM1.28m | 7:48PM1.76m | 8:28AM1.25m | 8:35PM1.80m | 9:24AM1.20m | 9:25PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:35AM0.08m | 1:20PM0.18m | 2:28AM-0.00m | 2:06PM0.21m | 3:22AM-0.04m | 2:55PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 |
 kJ | 136 | 121 | 215 | 259 | 266 | 273 | 302 | 477 | 542 | 555 | 586 | 554 | 627 | 627 | 580 | 580 | 580 | 521 | 521 | 517 | 463 | 452 | 393 | 408 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 26 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 481 | 671 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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