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Shark Island (Cronulla) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 07 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
22.3° 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 4AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (08 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (08 Jan)5ft (1.5m)6s

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

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Wed
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NE
0.9
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
1.2
NE
1.5
NE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
2.1
NE
2
NE
1.8
NE
1.5
ENE
1.8
NE
2.3
NE
3.5
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
1.9
NE
2.5
NE
Period(s) (?)456666656777778788998888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3643888072725379164198194428421363247349682147511601099354288481818
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
N
15
N
20
NE
25
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:52AM
1.18
12:41PM
1.45
1:41AM
1.19
1:28PM
1.29
2:32AM
1.21
2:18PM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:41PM
0.10
6:27AM
0.42
7:22PM
0.19
7:25AM
0.49
8:02PM
0.27
8:29AM
0.54
Wed
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise----5:52-------5:52-------5:54---
Sunset8:09-------8:09-------8:09-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242322222228282724232221222427272524242428363534
Feels °C (?)222221222025242320212120212225232224242224323432
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