Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
19.9°C
1.2° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 9AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (26 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (26 Oct)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon morning, calm by Mon night).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.8
S
7
2.2
S
8
1.9
S
9
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.4
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
572
480
334
288
358
671
641
479
479
395
277
190
149
121
107
73
68
66
78
70
66
48
65
56
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
0
NE
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
SE
10
SW
10
W
15
W
5
W
10
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:48AM1.64m
9:15PM1.32m
9:28AM1.70m
10:04PM1.27m
10:12AM1.72m
10:57PM1.20m
Low Tide
2:26AM0.16m
3:15PM0.08m
3:05AM0.18m
4:03PM0.04m
3:47AM0.23m
4:55PM0.04m
light rain
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:58
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7:17
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 mm
1
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Temp °C
21
19
16
16
17
16
17
16
15
15
15
19
21
19
18
17
16
14
15
20
21
20
18
17
Feels °C
20
16
11
10
11
11
14
13
13
15
14
15
18
15
15
17
14
12
11
17
17
15
15
15
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