Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
16.9° C
0.8° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 9AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (15 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (15 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu morning, light winds from the SSE by Fri night).

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
1.4
S
6
2.3
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.2
S
9
1.9
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.6
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.8
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.2
S
7
2
S
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.6
E
5
0.4
S
8
0.7
E
6
0.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
56
148
904
1184
775
493
365
285
303
358
387
496
522
435
301
247
181
95
74
20
20
32
39
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:02AM1.18m
9:00PM1.84m
9:51AM1.21m
9:48PM1.77m
10:40AM1.24m
Low Tide
3:01AM-0.06m
2:30PM0.24m
3:49AM-0.06m
3:22PM0.25m
4:34AM-0.02m
4:15PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:04
5:04
 mm
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
14
13
13
14
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
Feels °C
10
8
6
6
7
8
10
10
9
8
7
8
8
9
10
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
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