Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
16.4° 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 (05 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 9PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)--
Afternoon (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (05 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
S
10
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
9
0.6
S
7
0.4
SE
10
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
27
26
27
26
39
34
47
107
100
125
38
26
55
39
88
63
86
59
48
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
SW
30
W
20
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
5
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
W
0
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:58PM1.35m
1:06AM1.12m
1:57PM1.39m
2:20AM1.03m
3:02PM1.44m
Low Tide
7:17PM0.43m
7:13AM0.32m
8:34PM0.42m
8:12AM0.38m
9:55PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
16
17
14
12
11
11
9
13
15
16
14
14
12
10
10
12
16
14
14
13
Feels °C
11
12
7
6
6
7
5
9
12
11
10
11
9
7
6
8
14
10
11
11
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