Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
17.8°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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 4AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (25 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (25 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
7
2
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
243
366
292
269
178
120
141
183
428
353
169
146
111
111
146
146
129
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
20
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
35
S
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:35PM1.46m
7:11AM1.30m
7:14PM1.48m
7:45AM1.40m
7:53PM1.47m
Low Tide
1:03AM0.17m
1:03PM0.29m
1:35AM0.13m
1:46PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
15
19
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
27
27
24
23
16
Feels °C
14
13
14
15
14
17
18
18
19
20
20
19
19
25
23
23
23
11
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