Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
16.2° C
1.5° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 7PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)--
Afternoon (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, strong winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
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
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
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)
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
2
NE
6
2.3
NE
8
2.1
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
10
1.1
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
28
32
47
63
61
61
115
115
119
116
92
311
665
638
548
480
404
301
225
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
35
NNE
40
NNE
30
N
35
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:10PM1.52m
5:03AM1.01m
5:14PM1.61m
6:09AM1.06m
6:13PM1.70m
Low Tide
11:09PM0.26m
10:31AM0.39m
00:12AM0.15m
11:36AM0.34m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:21
 mm
2
2
2
Temp °C
16
16
15
14
12
11
10
13
17
18
13
14
16
15
15
11
15
16
15
15
Feels °C
14
12
11
11
9
8
7
10
13
13
8
8
9
10
9
4
5
6
8
9
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