Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
17.8°C
0.0° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 8PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)--
Afternoon (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.3
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
9
2
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
2
S
7
3
S
8
3.5
S
9
4
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
206
352
534
711
1280
1666
1375
913
589
486
471
292
252
169
136
108
427
1350
1958
2957
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ESE
35
S
35
S
40
S
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
W
25
SSW
40
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:04PM1.56m
6:02AM1.12m
6:01PM1.63m
6:50AM1.21m
6:51PM1.66m
Low Tide
10:29AM0.43m
11:58PM0.15m
11:33AM0.36m
00:46AM0.08m
12:29PM0.28m
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
18
14
14
14
13
14
15
15
15
14
14
11
10
11
14
14
13
14
14
Feels °C
16
16
7
7
6
6
7
9
10
12
11
12
8
6
8
8
5
3
4
5
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