Shark Island (Cronulla) surf break

Shark Island (Cronulla) surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 AEST
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Shark Island (Cronulla) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
20.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Shark Island (Cronulla) today?

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 12AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)--
Afternoon (28 May)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (28 May)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Fri morning).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.8
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
2.3
S
7
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.9
S
8
1.9
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1311
1170
1151
1002
902
870
752
771
828
730
730
723
714
661
569
567
623
544
482
557
504
504
500
524
Wind (km/h)
0
S
5
SE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
35
S
40
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:50PM1.42m
6:07AM1.09m
6:27PM1.47m
6:53AM1.07m
7:02PM1.51m
7:36AM1.06m
Low Tide
11:17AM0.32m
00:20AM0.36m
11:53AM0.35m
1:04AM0.30m
12:29PM0.37m
1:45AM0.25m
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6:48
6:48
6:50
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4:55
4:54
4:54
4:53
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
7
6
9
2
1
Temp °C
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
16
15
16
21
20
19
19
18
18
15
15
16
16
17
16
16
16
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
11
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.8
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.8
S
7
1.8
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.9
S
8
Energy kJ
1311
1170
1151
1002
902
870
752
771
828
730
730
723
714
661
569
567
623
544
482
352
367
488
500
524
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.1
S
14
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.6
SSW
6
0.3
S
11
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
Energy kJ
8
17
28
41
40
38
4
35
35
33
31
20
18
28
20
4
6
6
5
494
504
504
443
394
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.4
SSW
4
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
4
4
16
16
5
21
21
3
19
9
18
5
5
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
S
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.5
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.9
S
6
2.2
S
7
2.3
S
7
1.9
S
7
2.3
S
7
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
Energy kJ
75
15
5
3
29
72
67
101
261
442
538
378
557
6
6
6
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
27
27
27
27
46
82
82
82
82
82
40
39
0
0
0
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
7
9
6
6
6
6
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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