Shark Island (Cronulla) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 25 May 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
20.4° 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 3AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (26 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (26 May)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
2
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.5
E
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
11
2
E
11
2
E
11
3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1396
1277
1299
1344
1344
1245
1979
2160
2598
2524
1665
1693
1607
1439
1439
1290
1151
1113
1005
872
826
941
918
1484
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
0
N
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
SE
10
E
5
S
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
S
25
S
20
S
15
SE
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
4:27PM1.27m
4:23AM1.19m
5:11PM1.35m
5:17AM1.13m
5:50PM1.42m
6:07AM1.09m
Low Tide
10:31PM0.48m
10:38AM0.29m
11:30PM0.42m
11:17AM0.32m
00:20AM0.36m
11:53AM0.35m
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:55
4:54
1
1
1
3
1
4
3
3
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
19
19
19
20
20
20
19
18
17
16
17
19
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
20
20
19
18
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
16
17
19
18
20
20
20
19
19
17
19
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
11
2
E
11
2
E
11
2.3
E
10
Energy kJ
1396
1277
1299
1344
1344
1245
1505
1610
1806
1820
1665
1693
1607
1439
1439
1290
1151
1113
1005
872
826
941
918
1124
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
42
36
32
30
26
25
23
22
21
21
9
9
8
8
8
17
30
44
41
40
38
35
22
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
S
13
Energy kJ
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
16
2
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
E
10
Energy kJ
1979
2160
2598
2524
1484
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
1
1
0
5
5
5
41
49
5
5
1
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
8
9
9
7
6
9
7
9
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