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Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Sydney South Coast (18 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Shark Island (Cronulla) surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.4° 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 11PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Shark Island (Cronulla). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
1369 | 1979 | 2808 | 1952 | 1665 | 1547 | 1462 | 1439 | 1311 | 1170 | 1151 | 1002 | 900 | 870 | 765 | 632 | 757 | 743 | 727 | 714 | 973 | 900 | 637 | 696 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:11PM1.35m | 5:17AM1.13m | 5:50PM1.42m | 6:07AM1.09m | 6:27PM1.47m | 6:53AM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:38AM0.29m | 11:30PM0.42m | 11:17AM0.32m | 00:20AM0.36m | 11:53AM0.35m | 1:04AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 |
6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
17 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 1369 | 1347 | 1806 | 1952 | 1665 | 1547 | 1462 | 1439 | 1311 | 1170 | 1151 | 1002 | 900 | 870 | 765 | 632 | 757 | 743 | 727 | 714 | 700 | 724 | 637 | 696 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 10 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 4 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | SSW 4 | S 16 | S 4 | S 4 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 3 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | E 12 | ENE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 4 | — | S 4 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 53 | 1979 | 2808 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 115 | 109 | 5 | — | 4 | — | 973 | 900 | — | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 46 |
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