Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
19.9°C
1.5° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 7AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (21 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (21 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon).

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.4
NE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
137
181
187
178
102
89
212
187
245
191
231
226
226
226
257
301
286
242
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
5
NW
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:40AM1.07m
5:23PM1.28m
6:20AM1.18m
6:12PM1.31m
Low Tide
11:21PM0.35m
11:14AM0.56m
00:01AM0.29m
12:08PM0.47m
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clear
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clear
part cloud
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part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
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Temp °C
19
18
17
16
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19
20
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19
19
19
19
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19
18
Feels °C
16
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