Shark Island (Cronulla) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 30 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
21.2° C
(Which is 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 7AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (30 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (30 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
127
83
87
140
116
113
113
110
89
85
105
105
142
142
133
226
159
133
159
238
516
690
585
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:16AM1.23m
7:32PM1.51m
7:56AM1.19m
8:05PM1.54m
8:35AM1.15m
8:38PM1.55m
Low Tide
1:20AM0.27m
1:10PM0.27m
2:00AM0.22m
1:41PM0.30m
2:39AM0.20m
2:13PM0.34m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
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6:28
6:28
6:30
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5:15
5:15
5:14
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
21
20
21
21
21
20
20
18
17
17
19
20
20
20
20
18
18
18
20
21
22
21
21
20
21
20
21
19
18
18
19
18
17
16
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
21
19
20
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.3
S
12
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.3
S
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
77
77
83
87
87
25
113
113
110
89
85
105
105
10
142
133
137
159
133
159
238
383
510
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
7
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.1
S
16
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
5
23
18
34
31
4
18
16
15
13
12
11
11
5
10
4
4
4
4
5
5
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
7
5
1
1
4
1
4
4
5
5
7
7
7
7
6
6
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
Energy kJ
123
127
140
116
142
226
516
690
585
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
4
Distance (km)
15
1
0
15
85
132
15
1
1
0
0
0
15
15
15
1
1
0
0
0
15
472
282
147
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
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