Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
16.2° 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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 3AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.3
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
48
49
46
49
61
42
28
32
47
46
61
61
115
153
158
237
244
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NW
25
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:44AM0.99m
4:10PM1.52m
5:03AM1.01m
5:14PM1.61m
Low Tide
9:55PM0.36m
9:21AM0.40m
11:09PM0.26m
10:31AM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
14
13
12
11
10
12
15
15
14
14
11
10
10
12
18
13
12
14
Feels °C
11
12
9
8
6
9
13
11
10
11
8
8
7
8
14
9
8
8
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