Cronulla Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll level with you – the next couple of weeks are a bit of a mixed bag for the Cronulla area. We’ve got a solid run of clean, rideable waves kicking things off, but after that, it really drops away for a long stretch. Don’t get too excited about the distant future, because the forecast turns pretty quiet.

Alright, let’s start with the good stuff. The standout window is the first few days. Friday the 31st of July sees a 6ft S swell pushing in, with a period of 9 seconds. The wind is a bit cross-off from the SSE at 12 mph, so it’s clean but not perfect. The combined energy is moderate (570). Saturday the 1st of August is where it’s at. The morning has a 5ft SSE swell, but the wind swings light SW at only 3 mph, giving us a clean, cross-off surface. The water temp is 63°, which is about average for this time of year. Then Saturday afternoon turns glassy with an ENE breeze so light it’s barely there – that’s a major positive. The swell drops a touch to 5ft, but the clean conditions will make it feel way better. That’s your best surf of the whole period right there, at Cronulla Point. The swell direction is SSE, which is a good fit for this spot. Just keep in mind, this break can get crowded, so expect some company.

Sunday the 2nd starts to fall apart. The swell is still 5ft, but the period jumps to 12 seconds – that’s a nice long-period groundswell, which usually means better shaped waves, but the wind turns onshore and picks up to 16 mph. It’s going to be choppy and messy by the afternoon. Monday the 3rd is a write-off with tiny, weak swell and strong cross-winds.

From Tuesday the 4th of August, we hit a major dry spell. The swell drops to a pathetic 0.7ft and the energy is barely a whisper (25). There’s nothing worth paddling out for. This flat spell drags on for days. We get a little bump on Wednesday the 5th (3ft S swell, 214 energy), but it’s marginal. Thursday the 6th morning offers a last gasp of decent swell – 5ft from the S, period 9 seconds, with light WSW winds making it clean. That’s a solid runner-up session if you missed the Saturday.

But after that, it’s grim. From Friday the 7th afternoon onwards, the surf gets progressively smaller, the wind turns onshore, or it’s just too weak. The combined energy drops into triple and then double digits. There’s a long gap from around the 8th of August all the way through the 15th, where the swell stays under 3ft for most of it, and the energy is mostly weak. A few days have a cross-off wind, but there’s just no power in the water. Even the 11th of August has a 2ft ESE swell with a decent 11-second period, but the energy is still low (133). It’s not worth the paddle.

So to wrap it up: hit it hard on Saturday the 1st of August, and maybe the morning of Friday the 7th or Thursday the 6th if you’re keen. After that, it’s a long, flat wait. Don’t hold your breath for the second week.

Rusty.

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