Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shark Island (Cronulla) today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 8PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Shark Island (Cronulla). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 89 | 89 | 94 | 124 | 226 | 136 | 141 | 219 | 119 | 145 | 155 | 140 | 140 | 119 | 106 | 106 | 78 | 80 | 200 | 225 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:50PM1.41m | 6:35AM1.01m | 6:31PM1.48m | 7:12AM1.09m | 7:09PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12AM0.51m | 00:42AM0.31m | 12:01PM0.44m | 1:16AM0.24m | 12:44PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 89 | 89 | 65 | 66 | 120 | 80 | 67 | 96 | 119 | 145 | 155 | 140 | 140 | 119 | 106 | 106 | 78 | 80 | 62 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | — | E 13 | — | S 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 3 | — | 6 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | N 3 | NNW 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | W 2 | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 25 | 44 | 94 | 124 | 226 | 136 | 141 | 219 | — | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 5 | 51 | 149 | 200 | 225 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 147 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 |
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