Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
19.6°C
1.4° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 4AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 09). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (10 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (10 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
NE
7
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
SSE
6
1
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
522
452
345
294
226
138
115
98
42
56
95
80
82
51
37
43
27
44
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NNW
5
N
0
WNW
10
ENE
10
SW
30
S
20
S
10
SSW
5
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
10
ENE
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
8:17PM1.44m
8:42AM1.50m
8:58PM1.38m
9:16AM1.54m
9:39PM1.30m
Low Tide
2:27AM0.14m
2:55PM0.17m
3:00AM0.18m
3:38PM0.15m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
17
17
16
16
21
26
28
25
23
18
17
18
20
21
20
20
19
Feels °C
15
15
16
15
15
20
25
28
24
21
15
15
18
21
19
18
21
21
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