Cronulla Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Cronulla Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cronulla Point sea temperature is
17.7°C
0.2° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla Point at 6AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (17 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (17 Sep)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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)
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
11
3
S
11
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.2
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
8
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2990
2311
2362
1668
1279
775
617
482
398
258
247
258
225
239
205
173
106
106
85
81
78
56
41
44
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSE
15
SE
10
E
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
15
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
5
SE
10
W
35
WSW
20
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:51PM1.01m
12:07PM1.33m
00:47AM0.92m
1:03PM1.27m
2:01AM0.87m
2:11PM1.24m
Low Tide
5:28AM0.47m
6:59PM0.45m
6:13AM0.55m
8:11PM0.49m
7:14AM0.60m
9:27PM0.48m
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:47
 mm
Temp °C
13
11
10
13
15
14
14
13
12
11
11
15
19
19
18
18
17
18
17
24
27
27
23
21
Feels °C
4
4
3
7
11
11
12
11
10
8
7
13
15
15
15
15
12
12
11
19
24
24
15
16
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