Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
20.3°C
2.1° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 10AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (09 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (09 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
12
1.9
SE
11
2
SE
11
1.9
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1.3
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
372
972
894
915
815
709
522
452
345
294
226
142
115
103
47
53
59
65
53
54
40
21
26
22
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
5
WNW
10
SW
30
S
25
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
10
NE
5
E
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
8:06AM1.42m
8:17PM1.44m
8:42AM1.50m
8:58PM1.38m
9:16AM1.54m
9:39PM1.30m
Low Tide
1:53AM0.12m
2:11PM0.22m
2:27AM0.14m
2:55PM0.17m
3:00AM0.18m
3:38PM0.15m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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2
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Temp °C
14
12
12
16
18
19
18
18
18
17
17
21
25
28
27
19
17
17
17
19
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
12
10
10
14
14
15
15
16
18
17
16
19
23
27
25
15
14
15
17
19
18
18
19
21
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