Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
16.3° C
1.4° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 6AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (10 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
6
2.4
NE
8
2.1
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.2
NE
10
1
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
9
1.1
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
165
648
587
497
480
360
264
181
131
92
81
78
322
618
505
365
300
204
190
137
106
113
78
73
Wind (km/h)
40
NNE
35
N
30
NNW
40
NNW
45
NW
45
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
30
W
25
W
30
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:09AM1.06m
6:13PM1.70m
7:05AM1.13m
7:06PM1.77m
7:55AM1.20m
7:55PM1.79m
Low Tide
00:12AM0.15m
11:36AM0.34m
1:06AM0.06m
12:34PM0.28m
1:54AM-0.01m
1:28PM0.23m
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:22
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
12
16
13
14
14
15
16
14
16
19
19
15
13
12
11
11
15
18
18
16
14
Feels °C
9
9
8
3
6
3
5
7
8
10
6
9
13
13
9
8
8
7
7
10
14
11
10
7
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