Cronulla Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Cronulla Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cronulla Point sea temperature is
16.7°C
0.9° 

Cronulla Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cronulla Point today (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla Point at 7AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (24 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
1.3
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.6
S
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.5
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
202
156
121
118
89
89
80
116
206
136
124
166
216
154
255
178
162
143
130
109
95
190
170
206
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:53AM0.95m
5:50PM1.41m
6:35AM1.01m
6:31PM1.48m
7:12AM1.09m
7:09PM1.53m
Low Tide
00:02AM0.38m
11:12AM0.51m
00:42AM0.31m
12:01PM0.44m
1:16AM0.24m
12:44PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
3
3
1
2
2
8
8
Temp °C
15
14
13
15
19
18
18
17
16
15
15
18
22
17
16
16
15
15
15
17
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
13
12
11
13
16
14
15
14
14
14
13
14
19
14
14
13
13
13
14
13
11
11
11
11
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