Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
16.7°C
0.9° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 1PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (24 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
1.3
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
7
1.6
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
118
89
89
87
120
233
196
156
171
102
120
292
136
136
126
106
106
80
167
208
243
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
20
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
25
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
10
WNW
20
NW
10
W
25
SSW
35
S
35
S
25
SSE
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:53AM0.95m
5:50PM1.41m
6:35AM1.01m
6:31PM1.48m
7:12AM1.09m
7:09PM1.53m
Low Tide
11:12AM0.51m
00:42AM0.31m
12:01PM0.44m
1:16AM0.24m
12:44PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
1
1
1
3
1
1
3
3
Temp °C
13
16
19
18
17
17
16
15
15
19
20
19
17
16
16
16
15
17
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
11
14
16
14
13
14
14
14
13
15
17
15
14
14
15
13
14
13
11
10
12
11
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