Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shark Island (Cronulla) today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 9PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Shark Island (Cronulla). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
85 | 85 | 85 | 88 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 95 | 85 | 102 | 97 | 86 | 82 | 78 | 210 | 246 | 103 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:28AM1.37m | 11:35PM1.22m | 12:12PM1.34m | 00:22AM1.08m | 1:00PM1.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38PM0.36m | 5:43AM0.31m | 6:34PM0.43m | 6:20AM0.40m | 7:39PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 |
85 | 85 | 85 | 88 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 55 | 79 | 66 | 74 | 83 | 62 | 57 | 55 | 62 | 210 | 246 | 103 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | ESE 14 | S 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 |
78 | 74 | 53 | 52 | 50 | 34 | 35 | 55 | 41 | 55 | 95 | 85 | 102 | 97 | 86 | 82 | 78 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | E 10 | ESE 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — |
35 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 61 | 54 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 18 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 31 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 82 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 147 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 332 | 23 | 2 |
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