Shark Island (Cronulla) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 AEDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
23.0° 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 4PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2.4
ESE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
2.1
ESE
1.7
SE
2.1
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.9
SE
2
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)99988888889898888881111101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18951660137412721206848665582778482454638430588524434322349319828903123412391237
Wind
(km/h)
35
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:51AM
1.59
9:32PM
1.06
9:28AM
1.63
10:09PM
1.10
10:04AM
1.64
10:47PM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:40PM
0.18
2:57AM
0.36
4:15PM
0.14
3:36AM
0.34
4:49PM
0.11
4:16AM
0.34
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise6:01-------6:01-------6:03-------
Sunset----8:07-------8:07-------8:07---
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
52111-1111111--1-----1--
Temp. °C202021212020202020212121212120202122222120202020
Feels °C (?)151517161516171717181818191919171819181718171717
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