Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
19.9°C
1.4° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 7AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (22 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (22 Oct)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
7
2.1
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
2.1
NE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
2.1
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
242
337
220
220
256
327
503
438
214
203
192
186
180
222
294
444
226
220
231
212
256
306
352
490
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:20AM1.18m
6:12PM1.31m
6:57AM1.31m
6:57PM1.34m
7:33AM1.43m
7:42PM1.36m
Low Tide
00:01AM0.29m
12:08PM0.47m
00:38AM0.23m
12:57PM0.36m
1:13AM0.18m
1:43PM0.26m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:13
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7:14
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 mm
2
1
1
2
3
1
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1
1
1
2
2
2
1
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Temp °C
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
20
19
19
18
17
18
22
23
22
21
21
Feels °C
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
15
16
16
16
17
16
17
17
18
19
17
18
21
20
19
19
21
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