Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shark Island (Cronulla) today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 11PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Shark Island (Cronulla). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
233 | 117 | 274 | 140 | 140 | 106 | 103 | 106 | 100 | 194 | 233 | 247 | 252 | 403 | 671 | 517 | 435 | 348 | 318 | 258 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:31PM1.48m | 7:12AM1.09m | 7:09PM1.53m | 7:47AM1.16m | 7:45PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:01PM0.44m | 1:16AM0.24m | 12:44PM0.38m | 1:49AM0.18m | 1:24PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
116 | 117 | 151 | 140 | 140 | 106 | 103 | 106 | 100 | 84 | 84 | 67 | 67 | 403 | 506 | 517 | 435 | 348 | 318 | 258 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
27 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 59 | 58 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 35 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 17 | 38 | 17 | 41 | 37 | 36 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | N 3 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
233 | 4 | 274 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 90 | 194 | 233 | 247 | 252 | — | 671 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 82 | 46 | 62 | 48 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 15 | 0 |
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