Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
19.9°C
1.5° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 2PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (21 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (21 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
7
1.8
NE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.5
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
89
243
183
270
186
249
358
220
257
344
411
345
296
256
237
311
197
327
546
618
795
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:40AM1.07m
5:23PM1.28m
6:20AM1.18m
6:12PM1.31m
6:57AM1.31m
6:57PM1.34m
Low Tide
11:14AM0.56m
00:01AM0.29m
12:08PM0.47m
00:38AM0.23m
12:57PM0.36m
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rain showers
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Temp °C
17
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
20
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
18
20
18
18
17
17
17
18
17
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
17
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