Cronulla Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s talk about the next stretch at Cronulla Point. We’re looking at a classic case of patience—a long flat spell at the start, then a proper pulse of swell with clean windows, but you’ve got to wait for it.

Right now, things are dead flat. We’re talking barely a ripple through the end of July and into the first few days of August. There’s a gap of about five days with nothing worth paddling out for. The water temp is sitting around a typical 64°F, pretty average for this time of year, so no wetsuit surprises.

The first real hope shows up on Thursday morning, July 30. A 5ft S swell rolls in with a 9-second period and combined wave energy reading 403 (moderate). Winds are light and cross-off, so it’ll be clean and lined up. That afternoon the swell bumps to 6ft, energy jumps to 795, but the wind shifts a bit cross-off from the SSE—still fine, just a touch more texture. Not a standout, but a nice warm-up.

Now, Friday July 31 is the highlight of this whole outlook. Morning session: 7ft of S groundswell, 10-second period, and a massive energy reading of 1616 (strong). That’s a solid, powerful swell. And the wind? Clean offshore from the SSW at 12 mph. That’s a beautiful combo for a point break like Cronulla Point. The swell direction is S, and the optimum here is SE, so it’s slightly off-angle but still very workable. This is prime for experienced surfers only—anything over 8ft is expert territory, this is just under that, but still serious. Expect consistent sets, clean faces, and good shape. The afternoon holds similar size but the wind goes cross-off, so the morning is the clear winner.

Saturday August 1 still has solid leftovers—5ft SSE swell with a 10-second period, energy at 588, and light offshore SSW winds in the morning. That’s a very respectable session, especially if Friday was too big for you. Nice and clean, with smaller, more manageable waves. The afternoon gets a bit dicey with light cross-onshore breezes, so get in early.

Sunday morning August 2 sees the swell hanging around at 6ft from the SSE, period stretching to 12 seconds—a nice, longer-period groundswell. But the wind turns cross-onshore from the NNW, and the energy drops to 746. Still surfable, but it’ll be a bit bumpy. That afternoon gets chopped up worse with stronger NE winds. From there, it tails off quickly into the middle of the week, with weak, messy conditions and dropping energy into the 100s and below.

There’s a small bump on Thursday August 13 – a 4ft S swell, 9-second period, energy at 333, with clean cross-off winds from the WSW, but strong at 19 mph. It’s not great, just a bit of shape with a lot of blow. That afternoon the swell lifts to 4ft, period 11 seconds, energy 521, but the wind is even stronger from the W at 22 mph—only for the keen and well-trimmed.

Overall, the standout is Friday July 31 morning. Get it while it’s clean and pumping. Saturday morning is the backup. Everything else is wait-and-see.

Rusty.

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