Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
20.3°C
2.0° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 12AM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)--
Afternoon (14 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (14 Oct)7ft (2.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
7
1.3
SSE
7
2
SSE
6
2.3
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
8
3
S
8
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
8
2.2
S
8
2
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.9
S
11
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
130
137
283
512
760
1397
1552
1157
809
628
488
337
831
693
573
489
414
426
391
367
Wind (km/h)
20
S
30
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:59PM1.13m
11:01AM1.49m
11:41PM1.05m
11:40AM1.43m
Low Tide
5:01PM0.20m
4:35AM0.37m
5:44PM0.26m
5:09AM0.45m
6:32PM0.33m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
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6:16
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6:13
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7:06
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7:07
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 mm
1
1
1
3
1
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Temp °C
18
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
16
15
16
16
Feels °C
17
13
9
9
8
6
6
6
8
8
9
11
11
11
11
10
12
11
12
12
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