Cronulla Beach
Sutherland Shire Council, New South Wales, Australia
- Lifeguards
- Free parking
Today at a glance
Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:15 pm2.5
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
2.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
3.0
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
3.4
25 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
3.5
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
4.5
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
4.7
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
5.5
30 km/h19 mph wind, Good
5.9
31 km/h19 mph wind, Good
6.1
33 km/h21 mph wind, Good
6.2
32 km/h20 mph wind, Good
6.0
34 km/h21 mph wind, Good
5.5
34 km/h21 mph wind, Good
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
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Forecast, hour by hour
Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 20°C68°F
- Water
- 18°C65°F
- Wind
- 3220 km/hmph NE
- Gusts
- 4327 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.4 m5 ft
- UV
- 4 moderate
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 7:15 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 6 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
- Low 1 am, -0.5 m2 ft
- High 7 am, 0.7 m2 ft
- Low 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sun7.6 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 27%
- Mon6.0 GoodBest 6 pm to 8 pmWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 41%
- Tue6.3 GoodBest 2 pm to 8 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 18%
- Wed7.9 GreatBest 1 pm to 4 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 10%
- Thu7.6 GreatBest 6 am to 8 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 11%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
About Cronulla Beach
Cronulla Beach is a sandy beach located in Sydney, New South Wales. It is 281 meters long and has a nearby drinking water source. The beach is 193 meters from the nearest bus stop and 81 meters from nearby toilets.
Cronulla Beach (sometimes referred to as South Cronulla Beach), is a patrolled beach on Bate Bay in the Sydney suburb of Cronulla, New South Wales, Australia. The Cronulla Pavilion and the Cronulla Lifesaving Club are two prominent buildings located close to the sand. Cronulla Park sits behind the beach. The Cronulla Rock Pools are between Cronulla Beach and North Cronulla beach. The Alley is the local name given to the area between Cronulla Beach and North Cronulla Beach.
Source: Cronulla Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- LifeguardStation listedOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
- Restrooms80 m270 ft away
- ShowersWithin 500 m0.3 mi
- Drinking waterWithin 500 m0.3 mi
- Parking20 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m440 ft. Listed as free
- Food and drink60 within 1 km0.6 mi
- Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 mi
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 190 m630 ft
- Nearest airport
- 12 km7 miSydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- North Cronulla Beach0.5 km0.3 mi north away5.9 Good
- Blackwoods Beach0.6 km0.4 mi south away5.9 Good
- Shelly Beach1.0 km0.6 mi south away5.9 Good
- Elouera Beach1.1 km0.7 mi north away5.9 Good
- Wanda Beach1.7 km1.0 mi north-east away5.9 Good