Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
17.9°C
0.1° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 4AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (21 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Mon morning, light winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
17
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
11
0.1
E
11
1.9
SSE
6
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.1
S
9
1.6
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
102
100
73
78
108
2
263
735
1449
1300
758
376
226
511
471
370
276
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
30
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:33AM0.92m
4:23PM1.30m
5:22AM1.00m
5:12PM1.36m
Low Tide
10:31PM0.44m
9:47AM0.59m
11:19PM0.37m
10:47AM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
 mm
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
25
23
21
20
22
23
16
15
14
13
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
15
Feels °C
22
18
15
14
16
17
9
8
7
7
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
12
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