Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
17.2° C
0.6° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 6PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (08 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.8
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1639
1440
1264
1081
1092
980
665
825
753
640
577
524
542
499
440
396
328
449
441
459
416
408
314
263
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
5
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
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-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:33PM1.33m
2:35AM1.12m
3:30PM1.42m
3:50AM1.07m
4:29PM1.53m
Low Tide
7:53AM0.26m
8:50PM0.47m
8:45AM0.29m
10:05PM0.39m
9:44AM0.31m
11:15PM0.28m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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cloud
cloud
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rain showers
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cloud
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clear
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7:00
7:00
7:00
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
15
15
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
12
11
Feels °C
9
9
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
12
11
11
11
12
11
10
11
11
11
12
12
13
10
8
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