Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
17.1° C
0.6° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 7AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (27 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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)
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
13
1.1
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
262
246
203
199
158
147
115
68
65
43
28
18
16
14
14
13
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
53
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NE
15
NE
20
NE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNE
20
WSW
15
W
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
30
SW
30
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:00AM0.98m
6:57PM1.51m
7:40AM1.02m
7:36PM1.55m
8:17AM1.07m
8:13PM1.58m
Low Tide
1:11AM0.31m
12:20PM0.45m
1:49AM0.25m
1:03PM0.41m
2:24AM0.21m
1:44PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
12
13
15
15
15
14
13
12
11
14
18
19
17
14
13
13
12
13
16
16
10
10
Feels °C
10
10
10
11
13
12
11
12
11
9
8
11
14
16
11
10
9
8
7
6
8
8
2
1
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