Cronulla Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Cronulla Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cronulla Point sea temperature is
16.9°C
0.7° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla Point at 8AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (26 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.6
S
6
1.6
S
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.5
S
7
1.9
S
8
2.1
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.6
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
140
106
103
106
98
196
233
225
251
501
686
575
435
348
372
311
210
658
679
572
487
380
365
305
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
15
SW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:12AM1.09m
7:09PM1.53m
7:47AM1.16m
7:45PM1.56m
8:21AM1.24m
8:21PM1.56m
Low Tide
1:16AM0.24m
12:44PM0.38m
1:49AM0.18m
1:24PM0.33m
2:19AM0.14m
2:04PM0.29m
light rain
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rain showers
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:20
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5:31
5:32
5:32
 mm
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
12
12
11
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
15
15
14
11
10
11
10
10
10
11
11
10
11
12
12
13
10
10
9
12
11
11
12
13
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