Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
17.3° 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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 2AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SE
10
2.1
SE
11
1.9
SE
10
2
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
899
954
612
773
701
546
577
554
542
542
440
359
405
502
509
520
465
416
327
263
225
194
183
173
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
2:35AM1.12m
3:30PM1.42m
3:50AM1.07m
4:29PM1.53m
5:04AM1.06m
Low Tide
8:50PM0.47m
8:45AM0.29m
10:05PM0.39m
9:44AM0.31m
11:15PM0.28m
10:44AM0.32m
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7:00
7:00
7:00
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5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
13
13
14
14
16
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
11
11
10
12
16
17
Feels °C
10
10
9
10
11
11
13
11
11
11
11
10
10
12
13
13
13
11
8
8
7
8
12
13
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