Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
16.8° C
1.0° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 2AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (02 Aug)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
257
222
575
575
425
509
558
772
578
497
380
314
233
224
187
134
108
68
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
N
20
WNW
15
WSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:59PM1.51m
10:43AM1.24m
10:36PM1.44m
11:23AM1.28m
Low Tide
4:33AM0.15m
4:27PM0.37m
5:06AM0.17m
5:15PM0.40m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
13
11
12
13
16
16
16
15
13
13
14
16
21
20
18
15
Feels °C
12
12
11
8
10
10
12
11
11
12
10
9
10
11
17
16
13
10
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