Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
16.5° C
1.2° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 3AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.2
E
9
0.8
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
88
82
79
79
79
79
77
95
85
102
97
86
82
78
235
244
103
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:35PM1.22m
12:12PM1.34m
00:22AM1.08m
1:00PM1.31m
Low Tide
5:38PM0.36m
5:43AM0.31m
6:34PM0.43m
6:20AM0.40m
7:39PM0.49m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
13
13
14
16
17
16
15
Feels °C
14
13
13
13
14
14
12
13
13
13
14
11
11
13
15
13
12
12
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