Cronulla Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Cronulla Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cronulla Point sea temperature is
16.5°C
1.1° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla Point at 6AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
8
0.7
S
13
0.8
S
11
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
1.3
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.1
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
289
352
220
161
161
160
218
202
156
121
118
89
65
77
120
219
132
60
74
102
114
133
98
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
N
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
N
10
N
5
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:01AM0.89m
5:01PM1.35m
5:53AM0.95m
5:50PM1.41m
6:35AM1.01m
6:31PM1.48m
Low Tide
11:13PM0.45m
10:15AM0.55m
00:02AM0.38m
11:12AM0.51m
00:42AM0.31m
12:01PM0.44m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
3
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
15
17
16
16
15
14
13
15
19
18
17
17
16
15
15
16
18
17
16
16
Feels °C
13
14
13
12
13
13
11
13
13
13
11
13
16
14
13
14
15
14
13
13
15
14
13
14
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