Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
17.3°C
0.5° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 11PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)--
Afternoon (12 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (12 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
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
SSE
11
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
1.7
NE
6
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.9
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
254
225
167
154
128
113
113
115
143
135
130
230
102
132
123
86
85
82
56
65
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:01PM1.50m
9:27AM1.47m
9:42PM1.38m
10:04AM1.47m
Low Tide
2:53PM0.17m
3:15AM0.13m
3:37PM0.19m
3:47AM0.21m
4:22PM0.24m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
15
14
14
17
20
18
17
17
17
16
15
21
23
23
22
21
Feels °C
15
14
13
14
13
13
13
15
16
13
13
15
16
14
12
18
19
18
19
18
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