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Cronulla -The Wall surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cronulla -The Wall surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cronulla -The Wall sea temperature is
21.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cronulla -The Wall today?
The current surf forecast for Cronulla -The Wall at 6PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cronulla -The Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 85 | 90 | 103 | 85 | 76 | 95 | 104 | 80 | 145 | 187 | 280 | 333 | 327 | 311 | 485 | 244 | 189 | 189 | 146 | 144 | 135 | 123 | 126 | 111 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | on | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:11PM 1.35 | 3:30AM 1.15 | 3:10PM 1.22 | 4:25AM 1.21 | 4:11PM 1.11 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:59AM 0.54 | 9:01PM 0.24 | 9:13AM 0.57 | 9:48PM 0.30 | 10:27AM 0.56 | 10:32PM 0.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 |
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