Shark Island (Cronulla) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
20.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Shark Island (Cronulla) today?

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 7PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.3
NE
2.5
SSE
3
S
3
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.5
S
3
S
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)8868910101111111111111211111112121212121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)313166811252150991010101029179622162484294828271724178616561846219723842346219522312213
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
25
SSE
40
SSE
30
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:14PM
1.65
8:40AM
1.37
8:56PM
1.71
9:31AM
1.30
9:41PM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:54PM
0.11
2:38AM
0.05
2:34PM
0.14
3:29AM
0.02
3:16PM
0.21
4:23AM
0.03
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------6:18-------6:20-------6:20-
Sunset-5:30-------5:29-------5:28------
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--121-------------------
Temp. °C252417161615141617171716151413161717171715151518
Feels °C (?)232011111211111414121212111010131413131412121214
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