
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shark Island (Cronulla) today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 3AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Shark Island (Cronulla). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
559 | 482 | 354 | 247 | 201 | 180 | 196 | 170 | 173 | 137 | 109 | 101 | 85 | 61 | 58 | 56 | 40 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:47AM0.92m | 1:03PM1.27m | 2:01AM0.87m | 2:11PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:59PM0.45m | 6:13AM0.55m | 8:11PM0.49m | 7:14AM0.60m | 9:27PM0.48m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
559 | 482 | 354 | 247 | 201 | 180 | 196 | 170 | 173 | 137 | 109 | 83 | 85 | 61 | 58 | 56 | 40 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 17 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 56 | 68 | 51 | 47 | 37 | 101 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | S 14 | S 15 | S 18 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 32 | 62 | 61 | 101 | 96 | 95 | 28 | 63 | 47 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | N 3 | — | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | NNW 2 | WSW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 29 | 1 |
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