Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
17.8°C
0.2° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 3AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (18 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
8
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.4
SSE
17
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
559
482
354
247
201
180
196
170
173
137
109
101
85
61
58
56
40
42
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
NW
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
WNW
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
ESE
5
NW
20
W
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:47AM0.92m
1:03PM1.27m
2:01AM0.87m
2:11PM1.24m
Low Tide
6:59PM0.45m
6:13AM0.55m
8:11PM0.49m
7:14AM0.60m
9:27PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:47
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
12
11
11
15
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
24
25
27
24
21
Feels °C
12
11
10
8
7
12
15
15
16
14
12
11
11
19
21
24
18
16
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