Shark Island (Cronulla) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 04 Mar 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
24.2° C
(Which is 1.2°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 12AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Mar)--
Afternoon (05 Mar)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (05 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
2
NE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
2
NE
1.7
NE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)787777777777778889999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)199214214215379172148135111144209286400293176183183218237237346421257227
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
N
10
NNE
5
N
0
NNW
5
NE
15
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
S
10
SSE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoncross-
on
ononononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:14PM
1.38
10:22AM
1.50
10:49PM
1.41
10:59AM
1.38
11:23PM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:07PM
0.09
4:12AM
0.21
4:38PM
0.15
4:54AM
0.24
5:08PM
0.22
5:36AM
0.28
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise------6:45-------6:46-------6:47-
Sunset-7:29-------7:27-------7:25------
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1441---------------1----
Temp. °C252423232222222425252423232222242525242423232325
Feels °C (?)262422232425262726242323252425262726252523242425
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