Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
17.4°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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 6PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.2
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
73
53
52
52
33
33
50
264
288
126
82
60
43
59
53
94
62
61
45
45
44
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NE
20
NE
5
NNW
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:27PM1.43m
1:01AM1.04m
1:31PM1.43m
2:23AM0.97m
2:45PM1.44m
Low Tide
5:50AM0.33m
7:08PM0.35m
6:45AM0.41m
8:29PM0.35m
7:55AM0.47m
9:51PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
18
24
24
23
18
16
16
15
14
17
19
19
18
17
16
14
14
21
29
28
25
21
Feels °C
14
19
17
17
11
10
11
11
11
14
16
14
16
15
13
10
10
16
22
22
19
17
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