Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
17.3° C
0.4° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 6PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (24 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (24 Jul)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
1
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
9
1.8
S
10
1.5
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.8
S
14
2
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.7
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
408
311
593
617
762
1225
1397
1048
828
588
426
296
313
279
338
467
526
651
603
467
400
326
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
15
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
0
NW
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
5
WNW
5
NNE
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:16AM0.90m
4:39PM1.35m
5:22AM0.90m
5:30PM1.40m
6:15AM0.93m
6:15PM1.45m
Low Tide
9:44AM0.50m
11:41PM0.43m
10:40AM0.50m
00:29AM0.37m
11:33AM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:54
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
9
11
13
13
13
11
10
8
8
12
17
19
16
14
12
12
12
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
3
6
9
9
11
6
5
2
3
7
14
16
10
9
7
8
9
10
13
12
12
14
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