Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
17.0°C
0.7° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 8AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
74
198
151
149
143
138
102
100
98
74
77
80
75
73
50
50
50
50
52
53
53
52
33
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
10
N
25
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
WNW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:15PM1.37m
10:47AM1.44m
11:01PM1.26m
11:33AM1.44m
11:54PM1.14m
12:27PM1.43m
Low Tide
4:27AM0.19m
5:02PM0.29m
5:05AM0.26m
6:00PM0.32m
5:50AM0.33m
7:08PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
16
14
14
17
22
24
22
19
18
17
18
22
26
26
23
20
19
19
19
24
22
22
18
16
Feels °C
14
11
11
13
18
21
16
15
15
13
15
17
22
23
20
16
15
16
15
18
15
16
10
10
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