Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
18.0°C
0.1° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 12AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (24 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
0
0
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NE
7
1.5
ENE
7
2.1
NE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
2
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.6
NE
7
2.3
NE
7
2.1
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
362
223
404
332
244
187
107
155
229
250
377
301
271
228
123
214
508
496
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:55PM1.42m
6:37AM1.19m
6:35PM1.46m
7:11AM1.30m
7:14PM1.48m
Low Tide
00:31AM0.23m
12:21PM0.37m
1:03AM0.17m
1:03PM0.29m
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
17
17
19
19
19
18
17
16
15
15
20
23
22
21
22
Feels °C
19
16
16
15
16
17
15
15
14
14
14
13
14
18
19
18
19
21
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