Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
17.5° C
0.2° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 11AM is: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)17s
Afternoon (29 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (29 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
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
4
2
1
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
1
SW
4
0.9
SSW
6
2.2
S
11
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.8
S
12
2
S
11
2
S
11
1.9
S
11
2.2
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
7
6
7
7
7
37
52
1128
481
408
351
516
851
976
924
819
1046
987
932
697
627
561
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
SW
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:17AM1.07m
8:13PM1.58m
8:53AM1.11m
8:49PM1.59m
9:29AM1.15m
9:23PM1.56m
Low Tide
2:24AM0.21m
1:44PM0.37m
2:58AM0.17m
2:23PM0.35m
3:30AM0.15m
3:02PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:14
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
13
12
14
16
16
12
11
11
10
9
11
13
13
14
13
12
11
12
13
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
7
8
7
8
8
8
4
4
6
6
5
7
8
8
9
9
8
7
8
8
9
9
10
10
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