Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
17.6° C
0.1° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 4AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)17s
Afternoon (29 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (29 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.4
S
11
2.2
S
11
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.8
S
12
2
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
13
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
40
1213
513
399
299
461
926
1011
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
WSW
30
WNW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
SW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:36PM1.55m
8:17AM1.07m
8:13PM1.58m
8:53AM1.11m
8:49PM1.59m
Low Tide
2:24AM0.21m
1:44PM0.37m
2:58AM0.17m
2:23PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
16
13
12
13
12
14
16
16
12
10
10
10
8
11
13
13
14
13
Feels °C
11
9
8
8
7
9
8
8
4
4
5
6
3
7
8
8
10
10
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