Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
18.4°C
0.3° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 1AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSE
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
9
1
S
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.6
SSE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
521
316
270
270
235
280
232
179
190
193
188
201
201
188
184
180
136
221
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:33PM1.44m
8:56AM1.54m
9:16PM1.37m
9:36AM1.58m
Low Tide
2:40AM0.13m
3:14PM0.14m
3:16AM0.18m
4:02PM0.14m
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
12
12
14
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
13
14
13
9
9
11
11
11
11
12
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