Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
20.4°C
2.1° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 9AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (16 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (16 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
377
368
346
323
406
433
433
446
365
357
314
255
249
215
235
235
281
257
199
181
176
184
78
80
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:27AM0.98m
12:25PM1.36m
1:23AM0.92m
1:18PM1.29m
2:32AM0.90m
2:20PM1.25m
Low Tide
5:48AM0.52m
7:26PM0.39m
6:35AM0.58m
8:29PM0.43m
7:36AM0.63m
9:35PM0.43m
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Temp °C
16
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Feels °C
12
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