Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
18.4°C
0.3° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 10PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)--
Afternoon (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (03 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
8
2.5
NE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
111
185
327
808
343
287
254
207
192
184
197
202
202
202
269
269
264
264
269
231
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NE
10
NW
15
NE
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
10
SSW
20
SE
25
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
15
ENE
5
SW
10
WNW
Wind State
on
on
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:15PM1.46m
3:33AM0.98m
2:31PM1.44m
3:52AM1.03m
3:45PM1.45m
Low Tide
8:24PM0.27m
7:51AM0.52m
9:39PM0.25m
9:14AM0.51m
cloud
thunderstorm
heavy rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
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5:28
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6:59
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1
14
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Temp °C
19
19
16
16
16
15
15
19
18
17
16
17
16
15
15
18
20
21
20
19
Feels °C
17
18
16
14
15
13
12
17
15
13
15
17
16
15
15
18
20
19
19
17
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