Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
17.2° C
0.5° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 10PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)--
Afternoon (26 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (26 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Wed morning).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
2
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
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)
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
584
486
346
326
262
207
203
165
158
120
115
68
67
29
28
18
16
14
14
13
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
N
10
W
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNE
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:15PM1.45m
7:00AM0.98m
6:57PM1.51m
7:40AM1.02m
7:36PM1.55m
Low Tide
11:33AM0.48m
1:11AM0.31m
12:20PM0.45m
1:49AM0.25m
1:03PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:12
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
14
15
16
16
15
13
12
12
14
19
19
16
14
Feels °C
13
12
13
15
12
11
12
13
14
13
12
13
11
9
9
10
15
16
10
10
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