Shark Island (Cronulla) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 27 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
21.1° 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 10AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (27 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (27 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
6
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
25
23
22
25
25
27
28
18
51
36
32
26
35
26
27
47
57
41
40
85
83
159
124
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:57AM1.34m
5:48PM1.29m
5:48AM1.31m
6:26PM1.38m
6:34AM1.27m
7:00PM1.45m
Low Tide
10:50PM0.46m
11:27AM0.22m
11:47PM0.39m
12:05PM0.23m
00:36AM0.32m
12:38PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:26
6:26
6:28
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5:19
5:17
5:16
Temp °C
16
15
15
18
20
20
19
18
17
16
16
17
19
19
19
18
16
16
15
17
19
19
19
20
15
13
13
16
18
18
17
17
16
15
15
16
18
16
17
17
15
15
13
17
18
18
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
6
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
8
Energy kJ
20
25
23
22
25
7
27
28
14
51
36
32
26
35
26
27
47
57
41
34
85
83
104
124
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.4
NE
8
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
NE
4
0.2
S
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
Energy kJ
7
9
9
4
4
4
4
2
18
2
5
5
5
4
9
9
2
6
29
40
5
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
12
0.3
ENE
4
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
Energy kJ
5
2
1
3
3
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
4
0.5
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
2
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
SE
2
1.1
ENE
8
Energy kJ
10
25
1
2
1
1
2
1
159
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
1
7
135
176
85
85
15
165
7
1
1
7
349
379
15
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
7
5
5
8
7
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
6
6
9
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