Shark Island (Cronulla) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 31 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
22.5° 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 9AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (31 Jan)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (31 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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

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Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.4
NE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
3
S
3.5
S
4
S
4
S
3.5
S
3
S
2.4
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)666666778888811118910101098810
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)127162144137113131247286310664352330268534431130519583147359926421406785644904
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
15
NE
20
NE
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
SSE
25
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
45
S
50
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:44AM
1.72
8:35PM
1.13
8:35AM
1.77
9:22PM
1.18
9:22AM
1.78
10:06PM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:08AM
0.33
2:38PM
0.05
2:03AM
0.28
3:24PM
0.00
2:53AM
0.25
4:06PM
-0.01
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise--6:13-------6:15-------6:16-----
Sunset------8:01-------8:00-------8:00-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------41--------
Temp. °C222222242525232323222325242119191817161819191919
Feels °C (?)2224232424222024242526272315131310671011121315
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