Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shark Island (Cronulla) today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 8PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Shark Island (Cronulla). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
478 | 425 | 437 | 319 | 261 | 261 | 296 | 216 | 251 | 246 | 203 | 188 | 157 | 134 | 115 | 129 | 99 | 120 | 199 | 211 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:21PM1.56m | 8:55AM1.31m | 8:57PM1.53m | 9:30AM1.37m | 9:35PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:04PM0.29m | 2:50AM0.12m | 2:45PM0.26m | 3:21AM0.12m | 3:27PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
478 | 425 | 437 | 319 | 261 | 261 | 296 | 216 | 251 | 246 | 203 | 188 | 157 | 134 | 115 | 129 | 99 | 120 | 199 | 211 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
26 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 25 | 162 | 180 | 132 | 97 | 72 | 84 | 73 | 101 | 96 | 94 | 52 | 24 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 |
44 | 2 | — | 21 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 31 | 65 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 120 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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