Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
17.4°C
0.5° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 5AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (15 Sep)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (15 Sep)8ft (2.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon).

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.9
SSE
4
2
S
6
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
10
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
206
93
78
57
46
36
21
285
866
1228
1291
1468
1702
2186
1985
2162
2500
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
SE
30
SSE
45
S
35
S
30
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:22PM1.25m
10:41AM1.44m
11:04PM1.12m
11:21AM1.39m
Low Tide
4:22PM0.24m
4:19AM0.29m
5:09PM0.31m
4:51AM0.38m
6:00PM0.38m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
Temp °C
23
22
19
18
17
20
19
17
13
13
12
12
11
11
13
13
14
14
Feels °C
20
19
16
15
14
17
16
13
5
6
5
4
3
2
4
4
5
6
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