Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
16.3° C
1.5° 

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


How big are the waves at Shark Island (Cronulla) today (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 5PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat morning, strong winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.2
NE
10
1.1
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
61
42
29
32
47
63
61
61
115
115
119
116
116
403
620
587
497
490
404
264
203
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
5
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
25
N
30
NNE
40
NNE
30
N
30
NW
35
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:10PM1.52m
5:03AM1.01m
5:14PM1.61m
6:09AM1.06m
6:13PM1.70m
Low Tide
9:21AM0.40m
11:09PM0.26m
10:31AM0.39m
00:12AM0.15m
11:36AM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:21
 mm
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
13
15
15
15
14
12
11
10
12
17
18
13
14
17
15
14
12
16
15
15
16
Feels °C
7
10
13
11
11
11
10
9
7
9
13
13
8
8
11
9
8
5
6
5
9
9
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