Shark Island (Cronulla) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 01 Feb 2026 AEDT
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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
22.7° 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 4PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am February 01). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (01 Feb)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (01 Feb)7ft (2.1m)7s

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

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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
2.5
S
2.5
S
3.5
S
4
S
4
S
3
S
2.4
S
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)812121111789101010888101099998888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27019222844738069894618103213280617258395335096316184463883361801421128647
Wind
(km/h)
0
W
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
35
S
35
S
35
S
45
S
50
S
40
S
35
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
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
crosscrosscross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:35AM
1.77
9:22PM
1.18
9:22AM
1.78
10:06PM
1.23
10:06AM
1.74
10:48PM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:24PM
0.00
2:53AM
0.25
4:06PM
-0.01
3:41AM
0.23
4:45PM
0.02
4:28AM
0.25
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
Sunrise6:15-------6:16-------6:16-------
Sunset----8:00-------8:00------7:59----
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---241------------------
Temp. °C252523212019181616181820202019192021212121201918
Feels °C (?)2924221916141275101113151516171818181818171717
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