Shark Island (Cronulla) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 14 Jan 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
23.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Shark Island (Cronulla) today?

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 4PM is: 1.1m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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

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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
0.5
S
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.3
NE
2.2
NE
2.3
NE
1.6
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.6
SSE
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.3
S
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)888956666666688888879988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)75891275266779711395100104173239567564629319207170284516459230138
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
25
NNE
10
NE
5
N
5
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononcross-
on
onononononononglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:00AM
1.36
6:37PM
0.91
6:47AM
1.41
7:30PM
0.95
7:31AM
1.48
8:14PM
0.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:59PM
0.43
11:59PM
0.49
1:45PM
0.36
12:49AM
0.46
2:26PM
0.29
1:34AM
0.43
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
Sunrise5:56-------5:58-------5:58-------
Sunset----8:08-------8:08-------8:08---
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----13-11-112-----------
Temp. °C222324232120212022232323222121212122232221212121
Feels °C (?)212121201917202022212120192023242320211817181818
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