Shark Island (Cronulla) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 04 May 2026 AEST
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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
21.1° 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 8PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)--
Afternoon (04 May)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (04 May)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
640
727
742
757
754
769
749
792
724
629
629
617
617
524
514
505
424
408
400
400
346
346
339
284
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
N
25
NNE
15
NNW
10
WNW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
SSW
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
SE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NW
15
NW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:49PM1.50m
10:36AM1.01m
10:28PM1.45m
11:22AM0.97m
11:11PM1.39m
Low Tide
3:19PM0.43m
4:40AM0.26m
3:55PM0.48m
5:25AM0.30m
4:35PM0.52m
6:14AM0.34m
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
6:33
6:33
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5:12
5:10
5:09
5:08
2
Temp °C
19
20
20
19
18
17
16
18
22
20
19
19
17
16
16
18
19
20
19
17
15
15
13
17
17
18
17
17
18
12
12
13
19
16
16
17
15
14
14
16
18
17
17
15
12
12
9
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
Energy kJ
640
727
742
757
754
769
749
792
724
629
629
617
617
524
514
505
424
408
400
400
346
346
339
284
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.3
SSW
4
0.1
S
16
0.4
SW
5
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.5
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
2
2
6
6
6
5
5
2
5
6
6
25
24
53
46
73
58
51
34
21
12
11
6
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
6
5
5
51
21
17
16
14
3
13
3
3
3
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.5
SW
4
0.3
S
5
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
SW
6
Energy kJ
3
3
2
8
4
2
2
3
1
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
1
18
23
15
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
95
5
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
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