Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
17.2°C
0.4° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 8PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)--
Afternoon (28 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SE
9
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.9
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
478
425
437
319
261
261
296
216
251
246
203
188
157
134
115
129
99
120
199
211
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:21PM1.56m
8:55AM1.31m
8:57PM1.53m
9:30AM1.37m
9:35PM1.46m
Low Tide
2:04PM0.29m
2:50AM0.12m
2:45PM0.26m
3:21AM0.12m
3:27PM0.25m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
15
15
15
14
14
13
12
11
14
16
15
15
14
Feels °C
11
11
12
13
13
13
11
13
12
13
13
13
12
10
9
13
14
12
13
13
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