Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
19.0°C
0.9° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 4AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
8
1
S
9
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.6
SSE
17
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
15
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
1.2
NE
6
1.9
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
202
173
210
201
201
188
184
184
139
219
276
263
246
161
109
106
98
321
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NNE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:16PM1.37m
9:36AM1.58m
10:03PM1.28m
10:19AM1.58m
Low Tide
3:16AM0.18m
4:02PM0.14m
3:54AM0.24m
4:55PM0.17m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
17
16
16
15
14
16
17
17
16
16
14
13
12
18
22
20
18
18
Feels °C
14
13
14
14
12
14
12
12
11
13
11
10
9
15
17
15
15
16
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