Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
20.2°C
1.6° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 7AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (25 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (25 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
3
1
1
1
0
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
1.4
ENE
8
2
NE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
2.5
NE
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
2.1
S
8
2.1
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.7
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
490
520
270
519
249
403
836
486
559
490
404
334
593
668
575
422
286
363
348
283
202
138
91
71
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
30
NNE
25
W
20
NW
20
NW
15
SSW
35
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
5
SSE
20
ESE
20
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:09AM1.54m
8:28PM1.35m
8:48AM1.64m
9:15PM1.32m
9:28AM1.70m
10:04PM1.27m
Low Tide
1:49AM0.16m
2:28PM0.16m
2:26AM0.16m
3:15PM0.08m
3:05AM0.18m
4:03PM0.04m
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clear
clear
clear
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light rain
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light rain
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light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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3
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Temp °C
20
20
21
28
29
26
23
22
21
19
16
15
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
17
19
17
17
17
Feels °C
20
20
19
25
26
23
20
20
19
18
10
10
11
13
14
14
14
14
14
16
15
14
15
16
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