Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
16.1° C
1.7° 

Shark Island (Cronulla) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Shark Island (Cronulla) today (14 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 6PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)--
Afternoon (14 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (14 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.6
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.6
S
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.2
S
7
0.4
SSE
18
1.4
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.4
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
146
115
114
68
146
173
162
225
349
346
269
186
126
107
147
196
173
140
120
111
Wind (km/h)
5
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
9:26PM1.67m
10:05AM1.35m
10:09PM1.54m
10:46AM1.37m
Low Tide
3:08PM0.20m
3:57AM0.03m
3:57PM0.23m
4:34AM0.11m
4:46PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
15
15
16
15
14
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
14
13
14
15
14
13
12
12
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
11
10
11
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Shark Island (Cronulla) surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest