Shark Island (Cronulla) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 12 Mar 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
23.2° 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 9PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)--
Afternoon (12 Mar)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (12 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.9
SSE
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.8
SSE
1.6
S
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.8
E
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)11121111111099889910101010999810899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)58452048247449168179280086010061124944861816653479340287237185116869676
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:32PM
0.86
4:36AM
1.25
5:45PM
0.91
5:38AM
1.31
6:37PM
0.99
6:29AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:41PM
0.61
11:47AM
0.45
10:58PM
0.58
12:37PM
0.37
12:00AM
0.52
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise------6:52-------6:52-------6:52-
Sunset-7:17-------7:16-------7:15------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1------------------
Temp. °C212120201919191918191920201920202121202019171720
Feels °C (?)181717171616161411121315161618191918171818161617
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