Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
16.8° C
1.0° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 4PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (04 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (04 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.5
SW
5
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.4
SSW
5
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.3
S
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
S
10
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
9
0.6
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
12
9
9
8
14
10
9
19
18
17
27
24
27
26
33
49
80
93
120
150
66
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
W
10
NW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
10
W
10
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
5
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:07PM1.32m
00:06AM1.23m
12:58PM1.35m
1:06AM1.12m
1:57PM1.39m
Low Tide
5:42AM0.21m
6:11PM0.42m
6:24AM0.26m
7:17PM0.43m
7:13AM0.32m
8:34PM0.42m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
11
13
16
18
14
11
10
9
9
12
16
17
14
12
11
10
10
12
16
17
14
14
Feels °C
6
8
12
12
7
5
4
3
4
6
12
13
6
6
6
5
6
7
14
12
11
11
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