Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
17.3°C
0.7° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 7PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)--
Afternoon (19 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Mon morning).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.4
SSE
19
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
17
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
10
1.3
S
4
1.8
SSE
6
2.3
SSE
8
2.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
58
41
27
27
28
78
98
120
110
104
102
100
73
78
106
63
214
576
1320
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
E
15
W
20
W
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
NNW
20
NE
5
NNE
5
WSW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
SW
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:11PM1.24m
3:25AM0.87m
3:22PM1.25m
4:33AM0.92m
4:23PM1.30m
Low Tide
9:27PM0.48m
8:32AM0.62m
10:31PM0.44m
9:47AM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:50
 mm
1
Temp °C
27
27
24
22
21
19
17
22
26
28
25
23
21
20
22
27
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
24
24
20
17
17
15
13
18
20
25
23
18
15
14
16
22
9
8
8
9
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