Shark Island (Cronulla) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 25 Feb 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
24.9° C
(Which is 1.7°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 7AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (25 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (25 Feb)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.3
NE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.7
S
2
S
2
S
2
S
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)776666777667778887777888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2902261771287872687984219339360377487540481469485489443362353270213
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NE
15
ESE
15
S
30
S
30
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
30
S
35
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:09AM
1.43
4:02PM
0.96
4:24AM
1.45
5:30PM
0.97
5:36AM
1.51
6:40PM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:08AM
0.36
9:33PM
0.47
11:31AM
0.31
10:52PM
0.47
12:39PM
0.23
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise--6:37-------6:39-------6:39-----
Sunset-----7:37-------7:36-------7:35--
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
------1---111111111--1-1
Temp. °C232222242424222221202222222122222121212222232322
Feels °C (?)232223252525202017171919181719191819192020222222
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