Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
16.3° 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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 3PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
13
0.9
E
8
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
79
77
77
95
93
102
97
86
82
78
262
246
83
70
79
45
41
32
60
31
43
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NE
20
NE
5
S
5
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:12PM1.34m
00:22AM1.08m
1:00PM1.31m
1:18AM0.96m
1:56PM1.28m
Low Tide
5:43AM0.31m
6:34PM0.43m
6:20AM0.40m
7:39PM0.49m
7:03AM0.48m
8:53PM0.51m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
15
16
16
16
16
16
14
13
13
14
17
17
16
15
14
13
13
16
19
19
20
18
Feels °C
13
13
12
13
14
15
13
12
11
13
15
13
12
13
12
11
10
13
15
16
19
17
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