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Shark Island (Cronulla) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
23.4° 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 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (15 Jan)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (15 Jan)6ft (1.8m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
4
4
2
0
3
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
E
1.1
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.1
NE
2
NE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.7
S
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
4.5
SE
4.5
SE
4.5
SE
5
SE
4
SE
5
SE
4
SE
Period(s) (?)66666677888888109910111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)72927395167207306344505441263245202183573169019203998489444565372358949722978
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
5
N
25
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
S
30
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		onononononcross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:47AM
1.41
7:30PM
0.95
7:31AM
1.48
8:14PM
0.98
8:12AM
1.54
8:54PM
1.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:59PM
0.49
1:45PM
0.36
12:49AM
0.46
2:26PM
0.29
1:34AM
0.43
3:04PM
0.23
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise--5:58-------5:58-------6:00-----
Sunset------8:08-------8:08-------8:08-
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-1----1112----1243456754
Temp. °C212122242423222221212122232221212121212121212121
Feels °C (?)202122222220192123191718181718191919181717171717
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