Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
18.5°C
0.4° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 4PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.2
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.3
NE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.5
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
129
96
96
70
68
68
96
117
114
96
96
90
139
472
580
280
287
232
212
184
246
295
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
S
15
SE
15
S
5
S
5
S
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NW
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
SW
20
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
12:06PM1.50m
1:08AM1.00m
1:15PM1.46m
3:33AM0.98m
2:31PM1.44m
Low Tide
5:28AM0.41m
7:06PM0.26m
6:32AM0.48m
8:24PM0.27m
7:51AM0.52m
9:39PM0.25m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:31
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6:28
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3
2
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6
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Temp °C
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
17
18
18
19
18
18
17
15
15
18
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
16
16
17
18
20
20
19
19
18
18
17
17
15
16
17
14
14
15
12
13
13
15
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