Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
20.5°C
2.2° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 10PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)--
Afternoon (14 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (14 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the E by Fri night).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
8
2.1
S
8
2
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.9
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.8
S
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
809
579
488
300
926
748
666
574
492
435
435
383
359
308
326
300
378
404
395
378
Wind (km/h)
35
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:01AM1.49m
11:41PM1.05m
11:40AM1.43m
00:27AM0.98m
12:25PM1.36m
Low Tide
5:44PM0.26m
5:09AM0.45m
6:32PM0.33m
5:48AM0.52m
7:26PM0.39m
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clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
7
8
10
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
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