Shark Island (Cronulla) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 16 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
23.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Shark Island (Cronulla) today?

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 1AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (17 Jan)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (17 Jan)13ft (4.0m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
1.9
SSE
2.2
SSE
4
SE
4
SE
4
SE
3.5
SE
4
SE
4
SE
4
ESE
4
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
4
ESE
4
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
2
SE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
1.8
SE
Period(s) (?)89910101010101010101091010999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10554880026143490329426942898284028812661214322812746274921331879168415141356612953885465
Wind
(km/h)
35
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
40
ESE
40
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:14PM
0.98
8:12AM
1.54
8:54PM
1.02
8:51AM
1.59
9:32PM
1.06
9:28AM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:34AM
0.43
3:04PM
0.23
2:16AM
0.39
3:40PM
0.18
2:57AM
0.36
4:15PM
0.14
Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise----6:00-------6:01-------6:01---
Sunset8:08-------8:08-------8:07-------
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--1444333455997733123321
Temp. °C212121212121212120202020201920202020202020212121
Feels °C (?)171918171717171716151616151416161516161717181818
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