Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
19.9°C
1.2° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 7AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (26 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (26 Oct)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon morning, calm by Mon night).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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)
4
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NE
8
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
2
S
8
2.3
S
8
1.9
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.4
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
S
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
886
588
572
480
378
288
513
751
601
421
479
421
283
195
187
149
123
94
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
NNW
20
NW
25
SSW
35
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
0
S
10
WNW
10
W
5
E
20
ENE
10
ENE
0
E
Wind State
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
8:28PM1.35m
8:48AM1.64m
9:15PM1.32m
9:28AM1.70m
10:04PM1.27m
Low Tide
2:26AM0.16m
3:15PM0.08m
3:05AM0.18m
4:03PM0.04m
light rain
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
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3
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Temp °C
22
20
21
19
15
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
19
21
19
18
17
Feels °C
21
20
19
16
9
10
11
11
13
13
13
15
14
16
18
15
16
17
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