Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
16.3° C
1.4° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 1AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (10 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
1.8
NE
6
2.3
NE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.1
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
92
229
605
477
463
422
353
258
181
134
94
81
78
76
477
382
198
Wind (km/h)
30
N
30
NNE
40
NNE
35
N
30
NW
40
NNW
45
NW
45
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:14PM1.61m
6:09AM1.06m
6:13PM1.70m
7:05AM1.13m
7:06PM1.77m
Low Tide
00:12AM0.15m
11:36AM0.34m
1:06AM0.06m
12:34PM0.28m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
 mm
2
3
1
Temp °C
13
14
16
15
12
12
16
14
14
15
15
16
15
17
19
19
14
12
Feels °C
8
9
9
8
5
3
6
4
7
8
7
10
8
10
13
13
8
6
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