Shark Island (Cronulla) surf break

Shark Island (Cronulla) surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 AEST
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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 slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Shark Island (Cronulla) today?

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 9AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 2.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (20 May)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (20 May)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
4
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
8
2.1
S
9
2.5
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.2
S
9
1.8
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.2
S
8
2.1
S
8
2
S
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SE
7
1.5
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
829
671
1210
1331
1146
998
840
618
913
952
1148
940
828
692
588
509
419
362
310
234
216
408
561
748
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:18PM1.76m
11:22AM1.10m
11:14PM1.68m
12:25PM1.07m
00:13AM1.58m
1:32PM1.08m
Low Tide
5:16AM0.01m
4:41PM0.38m
6:15AM0.06m
5:43PM0.45m
7:16AM0.12m
6:52PM0.50m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
4:58
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
12
11
11
11
12
11
12
11
10
9
9
9
11
11
12
12
10
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
9
1.9
S
9
2.2
S
10
2.1
S
9
2
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.8
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.9
E
9
1.5
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
513
498
619
872
763
700
568
618
627
255
260
255
250
250
208
204
158
154
115
110
137
408
561
748
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.7
E
7
0.4
S
8
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
8
0.5
S
8
Energy kJ
735
577
501
501
435
370
370
377
302
5
5
17
43
20
13
4
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
8
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
S
12
Energy kJ
16
14
4
49
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
8
2.1
S
9
2.5
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.2
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.2
S
8
2.1
S
8
2
S
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SE
7
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
7
Energy kJ
829
671
1210
1331
1146
998
840
913
952
1148
940
828
692
588
509
419
362
310
234
216
90
88
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
32
32
46
46
43
43
0
0
0
0
43
40
40
40
27
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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