Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
17.7° C
0.0° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 1PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (30 Jul)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (30 Jul)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
0
0
1
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
10
2.1
S
9
1.8
S
10
2
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1207
461
351
521
695
819
759
630
552
541
539
766
589
700
516
449
400
391
351
301
257
238
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
E
15
NE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:53AM1.11m
8:49PM1.59m
9:29AM1.15m
9:23PM1.56m
10:05AM1.20m
9:59PM1.51m
Low Tide
2:23PM0.35m
3:30AM0.15m
3:02PM0.35m
4:02AM0.14m
3:43PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:14
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
12
13
13
14
13
12
11
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
13
14
14
15
14
Feels °C
6
8
8
8
10
9
8
7
9
9
10
9
10
11
10
9
9
11
13
13
13
11
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