Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
17.5° 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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 12PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 12). 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 (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.9
SSW
4
1.2
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
77
55
52
35
28
16
22
9
10
11
10
9
9
5
4
4
8
5
11
9
21
25
92
Wind (km/h)
30
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
6:13AM1.08m
6:23PM1.73m
7:14AM1.12m
7:17PM1.81m
8:10AM1.15m
8:09PM1.85m
Low Tide
11:44AM0.30m
1:17AM0.05m
12:42PM0.28m
2:11AM-0.02m
1:37PM0.25m
3:01AM-0.06m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:01
5:02
5:02
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
12
15
15
13
12
11
11
11
14
18
18
15
13
12
12
12
13
18
19
16
14
13
13
Feels °C
5
5
7
9
8
7
6
6
6
9
12
13
11
10
9
8
7
8
12
14
11
9
8
9
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