Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
17.5°C
0.2° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 10AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sat night).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.9
S
11
1.1
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
50
50
73
53
52
52
33
33
35
178
247
132
84
57
43
59
53
94
62
41
41
43
27
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NE
20
NE
5
NNW
10
N
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
30
WNW
25
NW
30
WSW
30
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:54PM1.14m
12:27PM1.43m
1:01AM1.04m
1:31PM1.43m
2:23AM0.97m
2:45PM1.44m
Low Tide
5:50AM0.33m
7:08PM0.35m
6:45AM0.41m
8:29PM0.35m
7:55AM0.47m
9:51PM0.31m
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
20
18
18
23
24
23
18
16
16
15
14
16
19
18
18
17
16
14
15
22
29
27
22
19
Feels °C
17
15
15
19
18
16
11
9
11
12
11
13
15
13
16
15
13
10
11
17
23
22
17
12
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