Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
17.2°C
0.4° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 3PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (27 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
9
2.2
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.1
SE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
10
0.9
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
770
753
435
332
304
263
220
741
667
572
478
425
386
319
255
266
293
220
394
203
216
161
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
ESE
5
E
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
SW
20
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
WSW
10
W
5
SW
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
0
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:47AM1.16m
7:45PM1.56m
8:21AM1.24m
8:21PM1.56m
8:55AM1.31m
8:57PM1.53m
Low Tide
1:24PM0.33m
2:19AM0.14m
2:04PM0.29m
2:50AM0.12m
2:45PM0.26m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:32
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
14
14
13
11
11
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
10
10
11
13
13
13
11
9
9
12
11
11
12
13
13
12
11
14
13
13
12
14
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