Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
16.5° C
1.1° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 3AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (22 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (22 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.2
S
9
0.3
NE
6
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
12
0.9
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.2
S
9
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
12
0.8
S
11
1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
18
18
9
9
6
6
12
13
6
12
189
426
220
157
153
155
214
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
10
S
10
ESE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:51AM0.87m
4:04PM1.30m
5:01AM0.89m
5:01PM1.35m
Low Tide
10:10PM0.50m
9:07AM0.57m
11:13PM0.45m
10:15AM0.55m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
Temp °C
20
16
15
13
13
16
19
18
16
16
15
14
13
13
16
17
16
16
Feels °C
17
12
12
11
9
11
16
15
13
15
13
13
12
11
14
13
11
13
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