Shark Island (Cronulla) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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
18.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Shark Island (Cronulla) today?

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 11AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
NE
0.8
ENE
0.5
S
0.7
ENE
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.5
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)11688877101066666661061010109911
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11497165131745238968961615849343949523531301641201267
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
5
SSE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNE
10
NW
10
NNW
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
15
WNW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:58AM
1.09
5:53PM
1.51
6:41AM
1.17
6:39PM
1.52
7:18AM
1.25
7:19PM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:29AM
0.42
12:36AM
0.18
12:20PM
0.36
1:12AM
0.16
1:05PM
0.30
1:44AM
0.15
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
Sunrise5:50-------5:50-------5:48-------
Sunset---5:47-------5:47-------5:49----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------1--1--------
Temp. °C131617171716141313182123181917161818191816131210
Feels °C (?)9141614131413119141621161412121611111010775
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Sydney South Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Shark Island (Cronulla) (light winds from the ESE at Cronulla 1 km from Shark Island (Cronulla)). 1.4m 11s groundswell from the S with a 0.4m 7s swell from the NE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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