Shark Island (Cronulla) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 30 Apr 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
20.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 10PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)--
Afternoon (30 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (30 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
87
116
183
113
110
110
87
79
85
110
137
217
250
167
163
202
333
442
804
838
856
887
943
874
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNE
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:32PM1.51m
7:56AM1.19m
8:05PM1.54m
8:35AM1.15m
8:38PM1.55m
9:14AM1.11m
Low Tide
1:10PM0.27m
2:00AM0.22m
1:41PM0.30m
2:39AM0.20m
2:13PM0.34m
3:18AM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:28
6:30
6:31
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5:15
5:15
5:14
5:13
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
21
21
20
19
18
18
19
20
21
21
20
19
17
17
19
20
22
21
21
20
19
18
21
20
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
17
17
20
19
19
18
18
18
19
17
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
8
0.3
S
12
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
10
Energy kJ
87
25
113
113
110
110
87
79
85
110
137
149
176
167
163
202
333
442
533
605
614
551
653
627
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
7
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
31
4
18
16
15
13
12
11
11
10
10
10
4
4
4
5
5
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
7
Energy kJ
4
1
4
4
5
5
5
7
7
7
7
6
6
4
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
Energy kJ
116
183
217
250
804
838
856
887
943
874
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
4
3
4
4
3
Distance (km)
556
132
15
1
1
0
0
0
81
49
15
1
1
0
0
1
132
472
282
147
15
1
1
23
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
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