Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
17.4° 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 (09 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 9PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)--
Afternoon (09 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sun morning).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
577
554
542
542
440
359
367
459
509
520
465
416
327
263
225
194
196
176
206
198
149
146
114
86
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
WSW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NE
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
WNW
35
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:30PM1.42m
3:50AM1.07m
4:29PM1.53m
5:04AM1.06m
5:27PM1.63m
6:13AM1.08m
Low Tide
10:05PM0.39m
9:44AM0.31m
11:15PM0.28m
10:44AM0.32m
00:19AM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
7:00
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
11
10
12
16
17
16
14
13
13
14
12
Feels °C
12
12
12
11
12
11
10
12
12
12
13
11
10
8
7
9
13
14
11
9
8
8
8
4
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