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Shark Island (Cronulla) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 26 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
22.4° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

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

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 10PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)--
Afternoon (26 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (26 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
Period(s) (?)121212121212121212121211111111111010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15731547140213131166976889113510479298366505683112382341821271251251221229898
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
ENE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcrosscrossglasscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:40PM
1.12
3:36AM
1.40
3:59PM
1.03
4:42AM
1.47
5:24PM
1.00
5:48AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:50PM
0.31
10:15AM
0.41
9:52PM
0.36
11:36AM
0.33
11:00PM
0.39
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise------6:09-------6:11-------6:11-
Sunset--8:05-------8:04-------8:04-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212120201919192122222019191818222324222121212222
Feels °C (?)171717181818192021201817181717192022222323232423
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