Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
20.1°C
1.5° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 10PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)--
Afternoon (23 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (23 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
1
3
2
2
0
1
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
2.1
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
2.1
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.2
NE
8
2.1
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
215
236
355
340
220
215
207
212
207
215
505
335
323
302
588
760
602
587
575
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
NNE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
W
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:57PM1.34m
7:33AM1.43m
7:42PM1.36m
8:09AM1.54m
8:28PM1.35m
Low Tide
12:57PM0.36m
1:13AM0.18m
1:43PM0.26m
1:49AM0.16m
2:28PM0.16m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
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6:03
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6:01
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7:14
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7:15
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7:15
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 mm
1
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2
1
Temp °C
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
22
22
21
21
20
20
19
22
26
27
26
21
21
Feels °C
17
17
16
17
18
19
19
22
20
19
20
20
20
19
19
23
24
23
19
20
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