Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
18.4°C
0.2° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 4AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (03 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
1.5
NE
8
1
ENE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.6
NE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
93
117
244
120
204
142
127
201
180
199
209
197
171
192
165
169
169
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
W
10
SW
15
SSW
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
0
S
Wind State
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
High Tide
1:08AM1.00m
1:15PM1.46m
3:33AM0.98m
2:31PM1.44m
Low Tide
7:06PM0.26m
6:32AM0.48m
8:24PM0.27m
7:51AM0.52m
9:39PM0.25m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
19
18
18
17
18
18
20
20
19
17
15
15
18
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
19
19
17
19
17
17
17
17
16
17
16
13
14
14
13
11
14
17
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