Shark Island (Cronulla) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 AEST
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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
19.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

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

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 4AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (21 May)8ft (2.4m)9s
Evening (21 May)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu morning, light winds from the E by Sat afternoon).

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.1
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
7
2.1
SE
10
2.2
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1019
1065
1255
1134
1306
1124
996
819
627
520
434
400
397
397
362
830
951
1146
1092
1063
1027
1269
1357
1323
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
WSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
ESE
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:14PM1.68m
12:25PM1.07m
00:13AM1.58m
1:32PM1.08m
1:16AM1.47m
2:37PM1.12m
Low Tide
4:41PM0.38m
6:15AM0.06m
5:43PM0.45m
7:16AM0.12m
6:52PM0.50m
8:14AM0.18m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:58
4:57
1
1
1
1
2
3
Temp °C
17
15
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
15
16
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
12
10
10
9
8
9
9
9
10
10
12
10
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
15
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
10
2
S
10
2
S
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1
E
10
0.2
S
13
0.4
SSW
8
2.3
SE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
Energy kJ
715
770
783
255
260
255
208
208
204
198
158
151
115
115
183
13
19
1146
1092
1063
1027
1269
1357
1323
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
E
15
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
10
0.5
S
7
0.3
S
9
1.1
SE
10
0.4
S
8
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
20
Energy kJ
370
324
302
5
5
5
17
16
14
4
48
20
27
14
251
18
9
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.3
S
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
20
Energy kJ
4
14
4
4
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.1
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
7
2.1
SE
10
2.2
SE
10
Energy kJ
1019
1065
1255
1134
1306
1124
996
819
627
520
434
400
397
397
362
830
951
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
2
Distance (km)
0
1
0
32
32
40
82
46
40
0
0
0
0
40
46
46
46
73
62
46
43
46
43
27
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
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