Shark Island (Cronulla) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
21.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

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

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 3AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (15 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (15 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)9991010101010999910109998898888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3472812412682732682252672071681361361481791641259969685546323163
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
5
ESE
20
SE
10
SSE
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNE
20
NE
10
N
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:17PM
1.31
6:18AM
1.42
6:55PM
1.44
7:04AM
1.44
7:34PM
1.56
7:52AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:13AM
0.33
12:38PM
0.13
1:01AM
0.22
1:15PM
0.10
1:49AM
0.12
1:54PM
0.11
Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise----6:16-------6:18-------6:18---
Sunset-------5:32-------5:31-------5:30
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191916161519221919191715141923232120191717222626
Feels °C (?)181914141216211618201613111721202018161413192221
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