Shark Island (Cronulla) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
24.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 9PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)--
Afternoon (24 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (24 Mar)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
2
1
3
3
4
3
0
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)888999999101010121212121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16316720722727628328928935238346356611831261137813131277124812251095955721629478
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
ENE
20
ENE
10
SW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
NE
15
E
0
E
15
W
5
WNW
10
W
20
SW
15
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
offcrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:27PM
1.06
1:41AM
1.49
2:44PM
0.98
2:52AM
1.45
4:11PM
0.96
4:10AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:01PM
0.41
8:42AM
0.28
8:07PM
0.49
10:03AM
0.29
9:28PM
0.53
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise------7:01-------7:01-------7:03-
Sunset-7:01-------7:00-------6:59------
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----------------2264214
Temp. °C242322222120192224232222212020232421211919181614
Feels °C (?)22212122222019232321232323212125232421211915139
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