Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
18.4°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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 3PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (03 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (03 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 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
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
2.2
NE
8
2.4
NE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
120
98
134
140
191
545
710
315
248
237
212
184
169
197
182
202
235
235
235
218
235
214
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
NW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
25
SE
15
SSE
5
SE
5
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NE
5
NE
5
N
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:15PM1.46m
3:33AM0.98m
2:31PM1.44m
3:52AM1.03m
3:45PM1.45m
Low Tide
6:32AM0.48m
8:24PM0.27m
7:51AM0.52m
9:39PM0.25m
9:14AM0.51m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:30
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5:28
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1
3
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Temp °C
18
18
19
19
20
18
17
15
15
18
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
17
19
19
20
19
Feels °C
19
17
18
16
17
16
16
12
12
15
13
13
14
16
15
15
15
17
18
19
19
18
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