Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
17.4°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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 11AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
S
10
1.1
S
11
1.2
S
10
1
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.6
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
S
7
0.9
S
8
1.4
S
11
2
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
50
282
300
159
82
57
45
59
52
92
60
58
43
43
42
27
28
29
62
62
112
499
976
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
NNE
20
NE
10
NNE
0
W
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
WNW
30
NNW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
15
S
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:01AM1.04m
1:31PM1.43m
2:23AM0.97m
2:45PM1.44m
3:51AM0.97m
3:59PM1.49m
Low Tide
6:45AM0.41m
8:29PM0.35m
7:55AM0.47m
9:51PM0.31m
9:14AM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
14
17
19
19
18
17
16
14
14
21
29
29
26
20
18
16
14
17
19
18
17
16
Feels °C
11
11
11
14
16
14
16
16
14
11
11
16
24
23
20
16
12
10
7
10
15
13
13
13
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