Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
20.2°C
1.6° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 4AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (25 Oct)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (25 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
1
2
2
0
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
1.9
NE
7
2.1
NE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
2.5
NE
8
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.9
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
9
1.6
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
396
512
291
270
456
498
403
886
562
572
501
378
327
488
512
517
479
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
20
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
25
N
25
WSW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
WSW
35
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:42PM1.36m
8:09AM1.54m
8:28PM1.35m
8:48AM1.64m
9:15PM1.32m
Low Tide
1:49AM0.16m
2:28PM0.16m
2:26AM0.16m
3:15PM0.08m
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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3
2
1
1
2
1
1
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Temp °C
21
20
20
20
21
27
29
27
21
22
21
20
15
15
16
17
17
16
Feels °C
19
19
20
20
19
24
26
24
19
20
20
19
9
10
11
13
14
14
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