Shark Island (Cronulla) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 21 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
21.0° 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 3PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (21 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (21 Apr)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.3
ESE
1.3
SSE
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010111111111111111111111110111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1170108111261110101091889910201061121011761197129312641183935778792676572477400347314
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crossglassoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:25AM
1.11
11:25PM
1.63
12:32PM
1.04
12:28AM
1.55
1:48PM
1.00
1:37AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:21AM
0.08
4:51PM
0.37
6:25AM
0.14
5:50PM
0.46
7:35AM
0.19
7:02PM
0.52
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise6:20-------6:22-------6:22-------
Sunset---5:25-------5:23-------5:22----
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-11---------------------
Temp. °C171719191818181818191919181818181718191919181817
Feels °C (?)131314141414151514151516151515151416161618171716
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