Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
17.4°C
0.4° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 7PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)--
Afternoon (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sat night).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.7
ENE
6
0.4
S
9
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
1.1
SSW
7
0.8
S
8
2.5
S
11
3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
159
82
60
55
59
52
94
60
58
43
43
42
35
28
43
47
111
82
1377
2256
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNE
30
WNW
30
NW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
35
W
25
WSW
15
SSW
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:31PM1.43m
2:23AM0.97m
2:45PM1.44m
3:51AM0.97m
3:59PM1.49m
Low Tide
8:29PM0.35m
7:55AM0.47m
9:51PM0.31m
9:14AM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
18
17
16
15
14
21
26
29
26
20
17
14
13
17
20
18
17
16
Feels °C
17
15
15
15
14
12
10
18
22
23
20
14
10
7
5
11
15
13
13
12
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