Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
17.1° C
0.7° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 9AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (31 Jul)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (31 Jul)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 Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
1
1
1
0
1
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.1
S
10
2
S
10
2.1
S
9
2.1
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1100
949
847
738
750
755
565
565
527
459
451
391
351
301
273
238
509
509
375
509
558
607
587
464
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:29AM1.15m
9:23PM1.56m
10:05AM1.20m
9:59PM1.51m
10:43AM1.24m
Low Tide
3:30AM0.15m
3:02PM0.35m
4:02AM0.14m
3:43PM0.36m
4:33AM0.15m
4:27PM0.37m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
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>
6:48
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:15
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
14
13
14
14
13
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
12
11
12
12
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
8
8
8
8
10
8
10
11
9
9
10
12
12
13
11
11
9
8
9
9
12
11
12
13
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