Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
20.0°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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 7AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (19 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1.2
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
E
8
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
61
91
55
84
39
49
53
86
86
67
34
131
155
120
204
120
115
109
83
163
159
257
280
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
15
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:47AM0.91m
3:27PM1.23m
4:51AM0.98m
4:29PM1.25m
5:40AM1.07m
5:23PM1.28m
Low Tide
8:53AM0.64m
10:33PM0.40m
10:10AM0.62m
11:21PM0.35m
11:14AM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
16
15
18
19
19
19
18
17
16
16
19
19
19
18
18
17
16
16
19
20
20
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19
Feels °C
16
16
14
17
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
15
15
17
17
16
16
18
17
17
18
19
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