Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Issued: 9 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
18.2° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 3AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (04 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.6
SSW
7
0.6
S
7
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
12
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.8
S
11
3
S
8
3
S
11
3
S
10
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
23
36
39
295
316
168
152
135
105
201
804
1158
2041
1714
2314
2388
1814
1378
1205
1102
1033
957
978
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
10
SSW
15
SE
10
S
10
S
20
S
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:25PM1.50m
11:18AM1.10m
11:02PM1.45m
12:02PM1.14m
11:43PM1.37m
12:48PM1.19m
Low Tide
5:13AM0.20m
4:44PM0.47m
5:48AM0.20m
5:34PM0.49m
6:25AM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:58
4:58
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
12
13
16
15
15
15
14
14
13
12
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
5
6
6
6
8
9
13
11
12
12
9
6
5
5
8
7
7
7
7
9
10
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.6
SSW
7
0.6
S
7
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
12
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
E
13
0.4
SSE
20
0.3
SSE
20
0.2
SSE
21
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
24
23
36
39
295
316
168
152
135
105
105
5
10
6
5
12
3
137
80
43
3
4
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.4
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
3
3
23
15
14
14
6
5
5
41
65
10
9
3
3
3
6
3
3
3
4
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.3
S
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
3
3
24
3
3
13
12
12
5
5
4
1
3
3
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
WSW
3
1.2
S
8
1.8
S
11
3
S
8
3
S
11
3
S
10
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
Energy kJ
15
24
10
11
4
3
201
804
1158
2041
1714
2314
2388
1814
1378
1205
1102
1033
957
978
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
2
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
31
145
30
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
31
94
74
42
351
176
254
219
211
154
145
83
83
83
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Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
4
9
8
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
5
5
8
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
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