Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
17.8°C
0.3° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 12AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)--
Afternoon (25 Sep)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (25 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, strong winds from the S by Sun morning).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
1
1
2
2
0
0
2
2
3
1
1
1
0
0
3
0
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)
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
6
2.2
NE
7
2
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
131
202
259
224
292
292
183
120
141
436
410
392
146
146
114
114
160
344
150
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
20
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
35
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
6:35PM1.46m
7:11AM1.30m
7:14PM1.48m
7:45AM1.40m
7:53PM1.47m
Low Tide
12:21PM0.37m
1:03AM0.17m
1:03PM0.29m
1:35AM0.13m
1:46PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
18
17
16
16
15
19
22
23
23
22
21
21
22
27
29
26
24
16
Feels °C
17
15
14
14
14
15
14
17
18
19
21
20
20
19
20
25
24
22
22
11
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