Surf Forecasts:
Cronulla -The Wall surf forecast from 7 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 8 Oct, 5AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period, S swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 13 Oct, 2PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period, SSE swell with 1,173 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 8 Oct, 5AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cronulla -The Wall this week:
The surf forecast for Cronulla -The Wall over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 08) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.1m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-shore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Cronulla -The Wall in the next 16 days are 3.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 13) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Oct 11) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Thu 8th Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Thu 8th Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Tue 13th Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cronulla -The Wall over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Sat morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the S by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 5 | SE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1152 | 474 | 354 | 372 | 990 | 800 | 486 | 88 | 53 | 36 | 49 | 56 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 1128 | 1076 | 704 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | cross-off | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:28AM1.33m | 7:32PM1.48m | 8:06AM1.42m | 8:17PM1.44m | 8:42AM1.50m | 8:58PM1.38m | 9:16AM1.54m | 9:39PM1.30m | 9:51AM1.55m | 10:18PM1.22m | 10:25AM1.54m | 10:59PM1.13m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:15AM0.13m | 1:23PM0.28m | 1:53AM0.12m | 2:11PM0.22m | 2:27AM0.14m | 2:55PM0.17m | 3:00AM0.18m | 3:38PM0.15m | 3:31AM0.24m | 4:19PM0.17m | 4:03AM0.30m | 5:01PM0.20m | 4:35AM0.37m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 29 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 474 | 354 | 372 | 990 | 800 | 486 | 86 | 50 | 30 | 20 | 45 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 26 | 10 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 15 | E 9 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 28 | 14 | 197 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 88 | 46 | 36 | 47 | 15 | 22 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 5 | E 10 | NE 9 | E 9 | S 6 | E 9 | S 16 | S 15 | — | E 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 14 | 17 | 49 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NNE 5 | NNW 3 | NE 5 | SSW 3 | — | ENE 8 | — | — | ENE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 1152 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 90 | 5 | 53 | 7 | — | 56 | — | — | 19 | 14 | 1128 | 1076 | 704 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 697 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 697 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 244 | 121 | 1 | 62 |
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