Shark Island (Cronulla) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 11 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
23.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Shark Island (Cronulla) today?

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 6PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (11 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (11 Mar)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
1.1
NE
1.2
ENE
1.7
ENE
1
E
2.4
NE
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
2
SSE
2
SSE
2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
S
2
S
2.2
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)8888978910121112888899889101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)137147207388151490414461315628584520497497509588617646627762885809783754
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
20
N
10
NW
30
SSW
35
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscross-
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
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:04PM
0.87
3:24AM
1.23
4:32PM
0.86
4:36AM
1.25
5:45PM
0.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:20AM
0.51
8:23PM
0.59
10:40AM
0.50
9:41PM
0.61
11:47AM
0.45
10:58PM
0.58
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
Sunrise6:50-------6:50-------6:52-------
Sunset---7:19-------7:17-------7:16----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202426262423232121222220202019191920191919202019
Feels °C (?)202323242222241717191915171615161615131313161716
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