Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
16.1° C
1.6° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 9PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)--
Afternoon (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
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
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
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)
0.9
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
1.9
NE
6
2.3
NE
8
2
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.2
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
9
1
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
10
1.1
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
153
158
116
92
236
589
538
497
422
353
264
211
134
117
81
76
309
517
340
198
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NNW
30
N
30
NNE
40
NNE
35
N
35
NW
35
NNW
45
NW
40
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
W
15
W
20
WSW
25
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:14PM1.61m
6:09AM1.06m
6:13PM1.70m
7:05AM1.13m
7:06PM1.77m
Low Tide
10:31AM0.39m
00:12AM0.15m
11:36AM0.34m
1:06AM0.06m
12:34PM0.28m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
3
2
2
1
Temp °C
17
17
13
14
16
16
13
13
16
13
14
14
14
15
15
16
19
18
14
11
Feels °C
13
12
8
9
9
10
6
5
6
4
7
8
8
9
9
9
14
12
8
5
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