Shark Island (Cronulla) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 05 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
24.3° C
(Which is 1.3°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 1AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (06 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (06 Mar)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


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Thu
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ENE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.8
SSE
2.1
S
2.5
SSE
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)777778899999999999996777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)108287276148172155159213208208411402245217217222194207180176282414611698
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
15
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
S
5
S
5
WNW
5
N
10
N
15
NE
20
ENE
15
E
20
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
25
SSE
35
SSE
40
S
40
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:49PM
1.41
10:59AM
1.38
11:23PM
1.41
11:36AM
1.26
11:58PM
1.39
12:15PM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:54AM
0.24
5:08PM
0.22
5:36AM
0.28
5:37PM
0.30
6:21AM
0.35
Thu
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise----6:46-------6:47-------6:48---
Sunset-------7:25-------7:24-------7:22
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------2-----145129662-
Temp. °C242423232323242322222323232525252222212121212122
Feels °C (?)242626262523242323252727262625262223232120171617
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