Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
16.9° C
0.9° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 3AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (05 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
5
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.3
S
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
9
0.6
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
14
10
9
19
18
17
27
24
27
26
33
45
76
113
108
125
38
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
SW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
00:06AM1.23m
12:58PM1.35m
1:06AM1.12m
1:57PM1.39m
Low Tide
6:11PM0.42m
6:24AM0.26m
7:17PM0.43m
7:13AM0.32m
8:34PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
14
11
10
9
9
12
17
17
15
13
11
10
10
13
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
8
5
4
3
3
6
12
13
8
7
6
5
5
9
12
10
11
9
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