Surf forecast · Australia · New South Wales
Surf forecast Cronulla today
Waves, swell and wind at Cronulla (New South Wales, Australia) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Fun offshore.
Cronulla surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Sunday 25 October
Fun Best window 06:00–09:00: fun, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.3 m · 8 s ↑ENE | 1.1 m · 6 s ↑ENE | 12–23 km/h ↑NW offshore |
| 09:00 | 1.3 m · 8 s ↑ENE | 1.0 m · 6 s ↑ENE | 14–35 km/h ↑N cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.4 m · 7 s ↑ENE | 0.8 m · 7 s ↑E | 19–47 km/h ↑NNE cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.6 m · 6 s ↑ENE | 0.7 m · 7 s ↑SE | 21–55 km/h ↑NNE cross-shore |
| 18:00 | 1.6 m · 6 s ↑ENE | 1.1 m · 6 s ↑ENE | 17–39 km/h ↑NNE cross-shore |
Monday 26 October
Good Best window 18:00–19:00: good, onshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.5 m · 8 s ↑E | 1.2 m · 7 s ↑ENE | 22–59 km/h ↑S cross-shore |
| 09:00 | 1.9 m · 7 s ↑SE | 1.2 m · 7 s ↑E | 22–49 km/h ↑S cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 2.3 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 1.6 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 23–53 km/h ↑S cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 2.3 m · 8 s ↑SSE | 2.0 m · 7 s ↑S | 21–49 km/h ↑SSE onshore |
| 18:00 | 2.3 m · 9 s ↑SSE | 2.0 m · 8 s ↑SSE | 14–38 km/h ↑SE onshore |
Tuesday 27 October
Good Best window 06:00–09:00: good, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.9 m · 9 s ↑SSE | 1.8 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 7–12 km/h ↑W light wind |
| 09:00 | 1.7 m · 8 s ↑SSE | 1.6 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 2–17 km/h ↑W light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.6 m · 8 s ↑SSE | 1.5 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 5–19 km/h ↑NNE light wind |
| 15:00 | 1.4 m · 8 s ↑SSE | 1.3 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 18–43 km/h ↑ENE cross-shore |
| 18:00 | 1.3 m · 8 s ↑SSE | 1.2 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 14–43 km/h ↑NE cross-shore |
Wednesday 28 October
Fun Best window 06:00–09:00: fun, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.1 m · 8 s ↑SSE | 1.0 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 13–24 km/h ↑W offshore |
| 09:00 | 1.1 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 1.0 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 14–32 km/h ↑W offshore |
| 12:00 | 1.0 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 19–46 km/h ↑WSW cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.0 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 0.9 m · 6 s ↑SSE | 19–52 km/h ↑SSE onshore |
| 18:00 | 1.0 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 1.0 m · 6 s ↑SSE | 9–30 km/h ↑SE onshore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sun 06:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around Cronulla
Open the waves map centred on Cronulla
Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
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Questions
- Is there surf at Cronulla today?
- Fun: waves 1.3 m at 8 s from ENE, swell 1.1 m · 6 s ENE (Sun 06:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Cronulla?
- Wind 12 km/h from NW: offshore for a beach facing ESE.
- When is the best time to surf Cronulla today?
- 06:00–09:00 (fun, offshore)
- How warm is the water at Cronulla?
- 18.2 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Maroubra 15 km · Bondi Beach 21 km · Manly 31 km · North Narrabeen 42 km · Merewether (Newcastle) 134 km · Crescent Head 363 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Cronulla, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.