
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shark Island (Cronulla) today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 8AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Shark Island (Cronulla). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | S 9 | E 7 | S 10 | S 10 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
187 | 104 | 78 | 22 | 24 | 53 | 51 | 39 | 65 | 96 | 92 | 68 | 92 | 117 | 160 | 212 | 266 | 819 | 969 | 972 | 883 | 769 | 641 | 628 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 10:40AM1.24m | 10:36PM1.66m | 11:28AM1.26m | 11:23PM1.50m | 12:16PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34AM-0.02m | 4:15PM0.29m | 5:17AM0.05m | 5:09PM0.34m | 5:58AM0.14m | 6:07PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | S 10 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
187 | 104 | 78 | 22 | 24 | 53 | 38 | 38 | 65 | 58 | 67 | 68 | 45 | 45 | 160 | 212 | 266 | 819 | 969 | 972 | 883 | 769 | 641 | 628 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 10 | S 21 | S 21 | S 10 | S 21 | S 20 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 |
27 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 13 | 49 | 9 | 36 | 46 | 33 | 33 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 61 | 100 | 142 | 127 | 90 | 121 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 15 | S 9 | S 11 | S 8 | S 9 | S 21 | — | S 21 | S 21 | — | S 18 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 21 | 39 | 9 | — | 79 | 34 | — | 6 | 37 | 36 | 67 | 62 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 7 | — | S 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 4 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
21 | — | 104 | 71 | 52 | 38 | 51 | — | 8 | 96 | 92 | 5 | 92 | 117 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 29 | 40 | 73 | 73 | 40 | 39 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 0 |
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