Shark Island (Cronulla) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
23.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 2PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (21 Mar)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (21 Mar)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.5
E
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)77666991111101010669667777778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4444262625262524353269664140383542105125117113948966
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
0
SW
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
0
NE
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:42AM
1.42
11:04PM
1.59
11:30AM
1.31
11:49PM
1.58
12:24PM
1.18
12:40AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:45PM
0.14
5:28AM
0.13
5:25PM
0.22
6:24AM
0.17
6:09PM
0.31
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise6:58-------6:58-------7:00-------
Sunset---7:06-------7:05-------7:02----
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
--11---222-----1112--11-
Temp. °C202223232323222122222323232222212223232322222121
Feels °C (?)222523222322222122222323242323222324232323232323
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