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Surf Break: Shark Island (Cronulla)

Shark Island(Cronulla) in Sydney South is a fairly exposed reef break that has pretty consitent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the southwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southeast. A right hand reef break. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Take care to avoid the rocks.

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Overall Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Use this relief map to navigate to New South Wales - Sydney South surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Shark Island (Cronulla)

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Shark Island (Cronulla):   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Cronulla Point	0 mi
Second closest break	Cronulla	1 mi
Third closest break	Cronulla -The Wall	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Elouera (Cronulla)	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Garie Point	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Shark Island (Cronulla):
Closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	4861 mi
Second closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	4888 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	5023 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	5080 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	5389 mi
Tide stations nearest to Shark Island (Cronulla):
Closest tide station	Port Hacking, Australia	2 mi
Second closest tide station	Botany Bay, Australia	6 mi
Third closest tide station	Sydney, Australia	15 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Sydney, Australia (2)	15 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Camp Cove, Australia	17 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Shark Island (Cronulla):
Closest ski area	Selwyn Snowfields (Australia)	200 mi
Second closest ski area	Perisher (Australia)	224 mi
Third closest ski area	Charlotte Pass (Australia)	229 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Thredbo (Australia)	234 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Falls Creek (Australia)	293 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Shark Island (Cronulla):
Closest city location	Cronulla (Australia)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Bundeena (Australia)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Caringbah (Australia)	2 mi
Fourth closest city location	Dolans Bay (Australia)	2 mi
Fifth closest city location	Grays Point (Australia)	4 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Shark Island (Cronulla) is Kingsford Smith International Airport (Sydney) Airport (SYD) in Australia, 13 km (8 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Shark Island (Cronulla) is Sydney Bankstown Airport (BWU), also in Australia, 22 km (14 miles) away.
• Third is Camden Airport (CDU) in Australia, 44 km (27 miles) away.
• Richmond Airport (RCM) in Australia is 62 km (39 miles) away.
• Canberra Airport (CBR), also in Australia is the fifth nearest airport to Shark Island (Cronulla) and is 227 km (141 miles) away.