Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
18.7°C
0.6° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 12AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (05 Oct)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (05 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Tue night).

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
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
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
207
250
184
202
202
202
269
269
264
264
269
214
210
205
168
161
158
119
119
92
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
30
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
5
S
5
SW
0
N
5
E
15
E
10
SE
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
SSW
5
W
25
WSW
40
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:31PM1.44m
4:52AM1.03m
4:45PM1.45m
5:55AM1.11m
5:49PM1.48m
Low Tide
10:39PM0.25m
10:14AM0.51m
11:41PM0.20m
11:28AM0.45m
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Temp °C
21
18
17
17
16
16
16
18
19
17
18
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17
16
16
22
24
24
22
16
Feels °C
18
14
14
16
16
16
17
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17
16
18
17
16
14
13
19
22
23
17
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