Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
17.6°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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 1AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (10 Sep)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (10 Sep)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
2.4
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.2
S
10
2.2
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.1
S
10
2
S
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1446
2207
2291
1647
1004
893
891
812
830
861
767
696
539
459
449
388
348
315
Wind (km/h)
40
S
40
S
35
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
0
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
6:51PM1.66m
7:33AM1.31m
7:37PM1.65m
8:13AM1.38m
8:20PM1.59m
Low Tide
1:28AM0.04m
1:19PM0.22m
2:06AM0.04m
2:07PM0.18m
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
13
11
11
12
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
15
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
6
4
5
4
5
6
8
10
10
11
10
10
10
13
14
13
14
15
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