Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shark Island (Cronulla) today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 10PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Shark Island (Cronulla). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
231 | 211 | 216 | 170 | 157 | 128 | 129 | 196 | 155 | 123 | 153 | 160 | 168 | 164 | 157 | 113 | 108 | 99 | 109 | 109 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:57PM1.53m | 9:30AM1.37m | 9:35PM1.46m | 10:07AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:45PM0.26m | 3:21AM0.12m | 3:27PM0.25m | 3:53AM0.14m | 4:12PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
231 | 211 | 216 | 170 | 157 | 128 | 129 | 196 | 155 | 123 | 153 | 160 | 168 | 164 | 157 | 113 | 108 | 99 | 109 | 109 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | ENE 9 | SSE 15 |
135 | 132 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 68 | 122 | 74 | 54 | 52 | 24 | 24 | 102 | 92 | 85 | 74 | 74 | 48 | 16 | 45 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 16 | ENE 9 |
25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 64 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 48 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 85 | 5 | 1 |
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