Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
18.1°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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 12AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (22 Sep)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (22 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
10
2.5
S
10
2.1
S
9
1.7
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.2
S
10
0.5
S
19
0.6
S
19
0.5
S
19
0.5
S
19
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
871
1544
1347
742
412
270
607
502
262
184
265
182
180
111
109
112
123
127
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
NE
10
N
15
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:23PM1.30m
5:22AM1.00m
5:12PM1.36m
6:02AM1.09m
5:55PM1.42m
Low Tide
11:19PM0.37m
10:47AM0.53m
11:57PM0.30m
11:37AM0.45m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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5:46
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:51
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
16
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
9
8
8
10
10
11
10
10
11
12
12
13
14
16
15
13
13
13
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