Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
17.6°C
0.2° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 8PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)--
Afternoon (08 Sep)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (08 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
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)
2.1
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.3
S
9
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
1.7
S
8
3
SSE
8
3.5
S
8
4
S
10
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
589
486
471
443
252
169
136
108
355
866
1502
2754
2755
1760
1225
1029
1124
1207
1115
1466
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
25
SSW
40
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:01PM1.63m
6:50AM1.21m
6:51PM1.66m
7:33AM1.31m
7:37PM1.65m
Low Tide
11:33AM0.36m
00:46AM0.08m
12:29PM0.28m
1:28AM0.04m
1:19PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:42
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
12
11
10
16
15
14
14
14
12
11
11
11
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
10
12
12
12
9
8
6
11
7
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
8
8
10
10
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