Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
17.2° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 5AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (24 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
9
1.1
SW
5
1.2
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.6
S
12
1.8
S
14
1.9
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
49
224
383
408
390
334
270
750
1225
1228
1022
726
517
367
296
274
279
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SE
10
E
5
N
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
N
25
WSW
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:16AM0.90m
4:39PM1.35m
5:22AM0.90m
5:30PM1.40m
Low Tide
10:42PM0.48m
9:44AM0.50m
11:41PM0.43m
10:40AM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
13
11
10
9
9
11
13
13
13
11
9
7
8
12
18
19
16
13
Feels °C
5
4
3
3
3
6
9
10
10
6
4
1
3
7
15
16
10
7
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