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Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Sydney South Coast (18 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Shark Island (Cronulla) surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 13 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Shark Island (Cronulla) today?
The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 5PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Shark Island (Cronulla). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | |
471 | 507 | 208 | 213 | 160 | 157 | 139 | 144 | 129 | 101 | 88 | 85 | 70 | 81 | 81 | 101 | 104 | 108 | 114 | 124 | 128 | 199 | 130 | 99 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 4:48AM1.29m | 5:36PM1.42m | 5:44AM1.30m | 6:19PM1.56m | 6:39AM1.29m | 7:03PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:08AM0.19m | 11:49PM0.31m | 11:51AM0.16m | 00:43AM0.19m | 12:35PM0.16m | 1:35AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 |
 | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | 5:01 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 |
 kJ | 63 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 160 | 157 | 117 | 113 | 81 | 101 | 88 | 85 | 70 | 81 | 81 | 101 | 104 | 108 | 114 | 124 | 128 | 158 | 130 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | S 21 | S 18 | SSE 17 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 33 | 25 | 29 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 84 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 41 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 28 | 25 | 4 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | N 10 | S 22 | S 22 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 19 | 38 | 34 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 2 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 471 | 507 | 208 | 213 | 117 | 112 | 139 | 144 | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 199 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 420 | 379 | 647 | 132 | 60 | 132 | 46 | 43 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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