Shark Island (Cronulla) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 28 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
20.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Shark Island (Cronulla) today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 12PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (28 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (28 May)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
4
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
12
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
2.4
S
7
2.4
S
7
2.2
S
7
1.5
E
10
2.1
S
8
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.3
S
8
1
E
10
1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
840
688
661
661
575
566
553
512
502
585
618
524
434
514
443
434
386
333
333
273
225
219
183
184
Wind (km/h)
20
S
30
SSW
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
30
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
25
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
15
SW
5
S
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:07AM1.09m
6:27PM1.47m
6:53AM1.07m
7:02PM1.51m
7:36AM1.06m
7:37PM1.54m
Low Tide
11:53AM0.35m
1:04AM0.30m
12:29PM0.37m
1:45AM0.25m
1:05PM0.39m
2:24AM0.22m
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6:48
6:48
6:50
6:50
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4:54
4:54
4:53
4:53
1
1
1
2
5
5
2
1
Temp °C
19
18
20
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
17
15
15
15
16
19
18
16
15
14
13
17
14
16
15
15
15
17
15
13
13
12
12
14
13
9
10
9
10
15
16
11
12
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
12
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.8
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
E
10
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
Energy kJ
840
688
661
661
575
566
553
512
502
502
432
432
434
367
265
434
233
286
295
270
223
219
157
127
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
8
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
17
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
Energy kJ
35
16
23
21
21
20
18
9
18
5
514
443
232
386
333
333
273
225
186
183
184
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
W
3
0.1
S
13
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
4
3
19
18
5
4
4
4
4
1
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
8
1.3
S
5
1.6
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.5
S
6
2.2
S
7
2.4
S
7
2.4
S
7
2.2
S
7
1.9
S
7
2.1
S
8
0.6
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
4
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
W
4
Energy kJ
113
74
157
181
177
110
156
427
585
618
524
397
486
8
7
6
6
1
3
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
27
43
43
82
82
46
82
43
82
73
46
46
40
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
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