Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
16.7° C
1.1° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 9PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)--
Afternoon (01 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (01 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
351
301
257
222
575
575
425
575
558
833
578
497
380
314
233
191
163
134
89
87
Wind (km/h)
0
WNW
5
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
N
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:05AM1.20m
9:59PM1.51m
10:43AM1.24m
10:36PM1.44m
11:23AM1.28m
Low Tide
3:43PM0.36m
4:33AM0.15m
4:27PM0.37m
5:06AM0.17m
5:15PM0.40m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
14
13
11
12
13
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
16
21
22
18
15
Feels °C
14
13
13
11
11
8
9
10
12
11
12
12
11
9
9
11
17
17
13
10
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