Shark Island (Cronulla) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 16 Jul 2025 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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)


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

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 6AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (16 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (16 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

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Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SE
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
ESE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)9999988889988999988777776666677759887788888888999991099101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)16819322825821718011792939910774606085887969160962252632361842308665524228252319201518163060727173131148129195228275285296297364349110214331622675680707735
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
25
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
S
5
S
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
15
SW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NE
5
NNW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
5
SE
5
W
5
SW
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
ENE
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
20
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglasscross-
off
offglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:28PM
1.48
12:28PM
1.26
12:19AM
1.37
1:20PM
1.32
1:17AM
1.24
2:17PM
1.38
2:26AM
1.13
3:17PM
1.45
3:43AM
1.05
4:19PM
1.52
5:00AM
1.03
5:18PM
1.60
6:09AM
1.04
6:15PM
1.67
7:08AM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:07AM
0.13
6:15PM
0.43
6:51AM
0.17
7:23PM
0.44
7:39AM
0.23
8:38PM
0.42
8:33AM
0.29
9:57PM
0.37
9:32AM
0.34
11:10PM
0.28
10:34AM
0.36
12:15AM
0.19
11:35AM
0.36
1:11AM
0.11
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Sunrise--6:58-------6:58-------6:56-------6:56-------6:56-------6:56-------6:54-------6:54-
Sunset-----5:04-------5:04-------5:05-------5:06-------5:06-------5:07-------5:07------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1010910151614131110911141514121111111314141414141312131617151312101112141515151516151516161615141312141818171614131315
Feels °C (?)44351114111086571112107787899101111101010131413965799111212121514141614151312119111413121212111011
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Sydney South Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Shark Island (Cronulla) (moderate winds from the WNW at Kurnell Automatic Weather Station 8 km from Shark Island (Cronulla)). 1.0m 9s swell from the S with a 1.0m 9s swell from the S and a 0.2m 12s groundswell from the E. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.

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1 h 13 min ago

22 km/h
WNW
Cross-Off
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