Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
15.9° C
1.9° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 9AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (14 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (14 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
9
1
S
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.2
S
7
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SE
7
0.6
S
11
1.1
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
146
230
262
165
146
115
109
70
138
165
202
264
308
285
231
186
126
103
106
186
205
183
84
93
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
E
15
E
15
ESE
5
SE
5
SW
10
S
10
S
15
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:23AM1.32m
9:26PM1.67m
10:05AM1.35m
10:09PM1.54m
10:46AM1.37m
Low Tide
3:19AM-0.02m
3:08PM0.20m
3:57AM0.03m
3:57PM0.23m
4:34AM0.11m
4:46PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
13
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
15
15
14
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
8
7
7
10
13
13
14
14
15
13
12
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
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