Shark Island (Cronulla) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 18 Apr 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
21.0° 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 10PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 3.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
5
5
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
S
2.4
S
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)111111111212111212121212121212121212121111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15101482206233133740334720621989185022362471238423082124197819781993179417331527121611721060955
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:56PM
1.71
9:31AM
1.30
9:41PM
1.72
10:25AM
1.20
10:30PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:34PM
0.14
3:29AM
0.02
3:16PM
0.21
4:23AM
0.03
4:01PM
0.29
5:21AM
0.08
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise------6:20-------6:20-------6:20-
Sunset-5:29-------5:28-------5:27------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171717161515141617171717161515181819191817171718
Feels °C (?)131112121111111314131313131212151314151413131313
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