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Lat Long: 34.05° S 151.17° E

Cronulla Surf Photo: 'Mark Matthews 2' by Dan Bielich

Issued: 3 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cronulla sea temperature is

16.7° C

1.0°

Cronulla surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	NNW	NNW	SE	SE
	11 s	cross- off	4 s	8 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 July at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cronulla around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	NNW	N	SE	ESE
	11 s	cross- off	4 s	8 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 July at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cronulla around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	WNW	NW	SE	ESE
	11 s	off	4 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 July at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cronulla around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WNW	WNW	ESE	ESE
	14 s	cross- off	5 s	14 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 July at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cronulla around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	WNW	W	ESE	SSE
	13 s	cross- off	5 s	13 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 July at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cronulla around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	WNW	W	ESE	SSE
	13 s	cross- off	5 s	13 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 July at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cronulla around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	WNW	W	ESE	SSE
	13 s	cross- off	5 s	13 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 July at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cronulla around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	W	W	ESE	SSE
	13 s	cross- off	5 s	13 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 July at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cronulla around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	W	WSW	ESE	SSE
	12 s	cross- off	5 s	12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 July at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cronulla around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	W	WSW	ESE	SSE
	12 s	cross- off	5 s	12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 July at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cronulla around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	W	WSW	ESE	SSE
	12 s	cross- off	6 s	12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 July at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cronulla around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	W	SW	ESE	SSE
	12 s	cross- off	7 s	12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 July at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cronulla around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	WSW	SW	ESE	NNE
	12 s	cross- off	8 s	12 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 July at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cronulla around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	WSW	SSW	ESE	NNW
	12 s	cross- off	8 s	12 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 July at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cronulla around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	WSW	SSW	SSW	ESE
	12 s	cross- off	11 s	11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 July at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cronulla around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	W	W	SSW	ESE
	11 s	cross- off	6 s	11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 July at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cronulla around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	W	W	SSW	ESE
	11 s	cross- off	5 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 July at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cronulla around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 10 minutes after low water (at low spring tide). Tide height was 0.4m (1.2 ft). Range 1.91m (6.3 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Cronulla Surf Photo: 'Mark Matthews 2' by Dan Bielich

This beast was long and heavy.

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User: Dan Bielich (73 photos)

Country: Australia (2655 photos)

Photo taken at: 12:00 pm 10 Jul 2014