Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Issued: 10 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is

19.7°C

Shark Island (Cronulla) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Shark Island (Cronulla) today (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 4PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Evening (12 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the S by Tue night).
	Monday 12						Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	SE 8	E 9	NE 4	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	S 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	ENE 9	SSE 7	S 9	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 11
Wave Graph
kJ	13	24	13	34	19	51	57	50	54	94	114	118	139	17	588	1834	2134	1453	963	608	418	951
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NE	N	SW	ESE	WNW	SSW	S	S	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	on	cross-on	off	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		9:51AM1.55m				10:18PM1.22m				10:25AM1.54m				10:59PM1.13m					11:01AM1.49m
Low Tide				4:19PM0.17m				4:03AM0.30m					5:01PM0.20m			4:35AM0.37m					5:44PM0.26m


	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	28	30	30	27	20	20	18	17	18	18	18	18	15	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16
Feels °C	18	25	26	29	25	19	21	16	13	16	17	16	16	8	6	5	6	8	8	9	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 6	SE 8	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	S 11	ENE 9
kJ	12	12	11	9	19	51	57	50	54	34	114	118	19	9	18	16	16	16	16	16	127	16
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	SE 8	E 9	ENE 4	SE 8	W 3	ESE 8	ESE 7	S 16	E 8	NE 8	NE 8	E 9	ENE 9	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	SSE 15	ENE 9	E 15
kJ	4	24	13	6	10	2	6	5	5	6	28	28	15	17	8	8	5	5	2	22	16	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 8	SE 5	SE 8	E 8	SE 8	S 15	S 17	E 15	ESE 7	E 8	E 9	—	S 15	—	—	—	NE 11	NE 11	—	E 15	E 15
kJ	13	13	4	17	12	9	4	6	5	5	6	14	—	4	—	—	—	5	5	—	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ENE 6	NE 4	W 3	—	S 3	S 4	SSE 5	S 6	—	—	SSE 7	SSE 5	SSE 7	S 9	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 11
kJ	—	—	12	34	5	—	5	12	45	94	—	—	139	122	588	1834	2134	1453	963	608	418	951
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	4	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	34	1	16	1	20	43	1	0	43	29	0	0	95	95	379	210	73	43	379	131	29	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast		Tamarama Reef		Tamarama Reef	Bronte Reef or Bunnies		The Boot	Cronulla Point			Cronulla Point	Cronulla Point										Shark Island (Cronulla)
Rating (10 max)		1		1	1		1	1			1	1										3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	1	2	3	4	4	4	5	4	2	2	1	4	4	6	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	6	6	7	8	4	4

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