Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
20.7°C
2.0° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 10AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (28 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
7
1.1
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
S
8
0.9
SSE
10
1.2
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.7
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
51
80
72
67
120
23
47
69
154
290
402
375
418
617
541
434
356
282
235
389
311
151
156
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
5
SE
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
15
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:12AM1.72m
10:57PM1.20m
11:00AM1.70m
11:54PM1.12m
11:53AM1.65m
Low Tide
3:47AM0.23m
4:55PM0.04m
4:31AM0.29m
5:51PM0.06m
5:21AM0.36m
6:52PM0.11m
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cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
16
15
16
20
22
18
16
16
15
13
14
17
18
18
17
17
16
15
15
18
20
19
18
18
Feels °C
11
10
10
14
16
12
13
15
14
11
11
13
15
14
15
16
16
14
14
16
16
14
14
15
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