Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
17.4°C
0.4° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 10PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)--
Afternoon (11 Sep)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (11 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
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)
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
12
1
S
11
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
1.6
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
426
367
367
315
271
230
230
343
242
225
167
154
128
113
113
115
141
135
133
196
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
0
SE
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:20PM1.59m
8:50AM1.44m
9:01PM1.50m
9:27AM1.47m
9:42PM1.38m
Low Tide
2:07PM0.18m
2:41AM0.07m
2:53PM0.17m
3:15AM0.13m
3:37PM0.19m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:44
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
14
13
12
15
18
17
16
16
15
13
13
16
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
15
12
13
15
13
12
10
13
14
13
12
14
13
11
11
14
14
13
14
16
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