Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 09 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 (09 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 9PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)--
Afternoon (09 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
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)
1.7
S
8
3
S
8
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.2
S
10
2.2
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.1
S
10
2
S
10
1.9
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
355
981
1670
2330
2423
2222
1396
893
872
794
830
896
799
697
847
539
449
400
367
328
Wind (km/h)
40
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
35
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
0
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
6:51PM1.66m
7:33AM1.31m
7:37PM1.65m
8:13AM1.38m
8:20PM1.59m
Low Tide
12:29PM0.28m
1:28AM0.04m
1:19PM0.22m
2:06AM0.04m
2:07PM0.18m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:42
5:43
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
15
14
12
11
10
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
7
4
5
5
4
5
4
7
8
9
10
11
10
10
11
12
13
13
14
16
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