Cronulla Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cronulla sea temperature is
20.6°C
1.9° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cronulla at 5AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (27 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (27 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
9
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
1
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
577
479
423
348
283
200
195
120
94
73
64
48
76
70
66
93
63
36
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
0
SSW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
5
NNE
15
SW
15
SW
15
W
10
W
15
SSW
25
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
High Tide
9:15PM1.32m
9:28AM1.70m
10:04PM1.27m
10:12AM1.72m
10:57PM1.20m
Low Tide
3:05AM0.18m
4:03PM0.04m
3:47AM0.23m
4:55PM0.04m
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
16
16
15
15
19
21
19
18
18
16
14
14
21
23
19
18
17
Feels °C
13
13
14
15
14
16
17
15
16
18
14
11
10
17
18
13
15
15
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