Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
20.3°C
2.1° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 4AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (09 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (09 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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)
2
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
12
1.9
SE
11
2
SE
11
2
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
256
268
372
972
894
915
865
709
522
421
345
294
226
162
112
78
59
44
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
10
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
SSW
15
SW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
off
off
off
High Tide
7:32PM1.48m
8:06AM1.42m
8:17PM1.44m
8:42AM1.50m
8:58PM1.38m
Low Tide
1:53AM0.12m
2:11PM0.22m
2:27AM0.14m
2:55PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
15
14
12
12
16
18
19
18
18
17
17
17
22
27
28
26
21
Feels °C
13
13
12
10
10
14
14
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15
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16
21
27
27
23
17
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