Shark Island (Cronulla) surf break

Shark Island (Cronulla) surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 20 Nov 2025 AEDT
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Shark Island (Cronulla) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
19.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Shark Island (Cronulla) today?

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 5PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 20). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (20 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (20 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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

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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.6
ESE
1.2
E
1.6
ESE
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)88887776677771212121211111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19714912391705454155172241262220195175225221259582351561545478469144
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
40
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:49AM
1.55
9:27PM
1.08
9:23AM
1.55
10:06PM
1.05
9:59AM
1.54
10:46PM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:33PM
0.20
2:55AM
0.39
4:11PM
0.20
3:29AM
0.41
4:50PM
0.21
4:05AM
0.44
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
Sunrise5:41-------5:39-------5:39-------
Sunset---7:39-------7:40-------7:42----
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------11-----1---------
Temp. °C182020191818171616171717181818181818181919191918
Feels °C (?)171917151514121010131313151516151516161718181818
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