Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 06 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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • 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) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 5AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
1.8
S
9
1.5
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
8
3
S
8
3
S
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1546
1045
521
302
238
212
206
352
408
570
1326
1636
1424
951
632
617
572
516
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
10
SSW
10
W
10
W
10
NW
15
ENE
15
ESE
35
SSE
35
S
40
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
10
SE
10
ENE
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
5:04AM1.03m
5:04PM1.56m
6:02AM1.12m
6:01PM1.63m
Low Tide
11:01PM0.23m
10:29AM0.43m
11:58PM0.15m
11:33AM0.36m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
15
14
14
17
18
17
15
15
14
13
15
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
14
13
13
13
12
15
15
14
8
8
6
7
9
9
11
12
11
12
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