Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
17.1° C
0.7° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 6AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (01 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (01 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
539
469
451
397
351
301
257
238
575
575
425
509
558
669
578
456
380
314
233
191
166
134
89
68
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
0
W
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:05AM1.20m
9:59PM1.51m
10:43AM1.24m
10:36PM1.44m
11:23AM1.28m
Low Tide
4:02AM0.14m
3:43PM0.36m
4:33AM0.15m
4:27PM0.37m
5:06AM0.17m
5:15PM0.40m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
13
11
12
13
16
16
16
15
14
13
14
17
20
21
18
14
Feels °C
9
10
11
12
13
12
13
11
11
8
9
10
12
11
12
12
11
9
10
12
13
15
13
10
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