Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
18.8°C
0.7° 

Cronulla 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 today (05 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 9PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)--
Afternoon (05 Oct)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (05 Oct)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
2.2
S
7
3
SSE
8
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.2
S
8
2.1
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
264
253
269
264
264
197
188
154
154
154
127
127
467
1156
2074
2298
1601
963
634
531
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
S
5
WSW
20
WSW
45
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
SSW
35
S
30
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:45PM1.45m
5:55AM1.11m
5:49PM1.48m
6:45AM1.22m
6:44PM1.49m
Low Tide
11:41PM0.20m
11:28AM0.45m
00:32AM0.16m
12:30PM0.36m
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light rain
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cloud
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clear
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clear
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cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:24
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1
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Temp °C
20
19
19
19
18
17
17
22
24
24
23
16
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
19
17
19
19
18
16
15
19
22
22
19
8
8
5
5
6
8
8
8
8
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