Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
18.5°C
0.3° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 4AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NE
6
2.2
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.3
NE
8
1
NE
8
1.1
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
2.5
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
175
453
353
150
129
96
96
68
66
66
114
138
120
200
110
126
183
717
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
20
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
ESE
15
S
10
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
5
NNW
10
S
5
SW
10
NE
20
NE
25
NE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:55PM1.07m
12:06PM1.50m
1:08AM1.00m
1:15PM1.46m
Low Tide
5:55PM0.22m
5:28AM0.41m
7:06PM0.26m
6:32AM0.48m
8:24PM0.27m
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
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Temp °C
22
23
22
20
18
18
20
19
20
19
19
18
16
16
16
18
18
18
Feels °C
17
19
19
17
16
17
19
19
19
19
18
19
16
17
16
16
16
17
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