Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
17.5°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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 4AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (26 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, strong winds from the SSE by Sun morning).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.8
S
7
1.6
S
8
1.4
S
7
2.2
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
408
416
386
142
108
88
88
127
93
96
322
329
287
215
487
705
665
547
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NE
15
SSE
40
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
SW
45
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
7:14PM1.48m
7:45AM1.40m
7:53PM1.47m
8:20AM1.48m
8:33PM1.44m
Low Tide
1:35AM0.13m
1:46PM0.22m
2:07AM0.12m
2:29PM0.17m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
light rain
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light rain
cloud
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Temp °C
22
23
22
21
22
26
29
21
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
Feels °C
19
20
20
19
20
24
25
19
10
9
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4
7
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10
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