
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shark Island (Cronulla) today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 10AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Shark Island (Cronulla). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
423 | 348 | 283 | 234 | 165 | 120 | 90 | 68 | 49 | 48 | 76 | 69 | 65 | 105 | 34 | 23 | 36 | 76 | 151 | 234 | 230 | 179 | 231 | 347 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:28AM1.70m | 10:04PM1.27m | 10:12AM1.72m | 10:57PM1.20m | 11:00AM1.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:05AM0.18m | 4:03PM0.04m | 3:47AM0.23m | 4:55PM0.04m | 4:31AM0.29m | 5:51PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
423 | 348 | 283 | 234 | 165 | 120 | 90 | 68 | 49 | 48 | 76 | 69 | 65 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 36 | 76 | 151 | 234 | 230 | 156 | 231 | 347 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 7 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | SSE 16 |
74 | 62 | 46 | 44 | 75 | 49 | 24 | 13 | 17 | 43 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 34 | 23 | 12 | 44 | 79 | 83 | 127 | 179 | 121 | 256 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 16 | ENE 9 |
— | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | 16 | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 137 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 56 | 38 | 22 | 37 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 433 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 361 | 43 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 556 | 132 | 0 | 0 |
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