Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
18.7°C
0.5° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 3AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (01 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (01 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
6
1.8
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
1.4
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
2.1
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
290
296
112
86
69
67
122
184
415
178
150
129
96
70
56
57
56
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
N
20
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
S
10
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
E
5
S
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:54PM1.17m
11:08AM1.55m
11:55PM1.07m
12:06PM1.50m
Low Tide
4:55PM0.17m
4:38AM0.32m
5:55PM0.22m
5:28AM0.41m
7:06PM0.26m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
20
19
19
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18
24
26
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18
18
18
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18
Feels °C
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