Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
20.0°C
1.5° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 8PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)--
Afternoon (19 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
0.8
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
E
7
0.8
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
39
49
31
74
77
72
183
131
154
149
223
202
111
103
63
171
187
183
155
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
15
NE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:27PM1.23m
4:51AM0.98m
4:29PM1.25m
5:40AM1.07m
5:23PM1.28m
Low Tide
10:33PM0.40m
10:10AM0.62m
11:21PM0.35m
11:14AM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
19
18
18
17
16
16
19
20
19
18
18
17
16
16
19
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
17
15
15
17
17
16
16
18
17
17
18
19
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