Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
20.6°C
1.9° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 3PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (29 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (29 Oct)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
11
0.7
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
1.5
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
0.7
S
11
1.6
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
402
489
442
553
628
562
449
371
314
300
257
274
163
335
247
228
172
145
110
184
108
103
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
0
SSW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
40
NE
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:00AM1.70m
11:54PM1.12m
11:53AM1.65m
00:58AM1.06m
12:53PM1.57m
Low Tide
5:51PM0.06m
5:21AM0.36m
6:52PM0.11m
6:18AM0.44m
7:58PM0.16m
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clear
clear
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clear
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Temp °C
15
17
19
18
17
17
16
15
15
18
20
19
18
18
17
16
17
23
24
27
25
22
Feels °C
12
14
16
15
15
17
17
14
14
16
15
14
14
15
15
14
15
20
18
23
22
19
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