Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
17.8°C
0.0° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 6AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (08 Sep)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (08 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.3
S
9
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
10
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1280
1469
1285
839
589
486
471
443
252
169
136
108
367
953
1629
2898
2664
1878
1542
1374
1520
1611
1458
1300
Wind (km/h)
40
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
ENE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
25
SSW
40
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:02AM1.12m
6:01PM1.63m
6:50AM1.21m
6:51PM1.66m
7:33AM1.31m
7:37PM1.65m
Low Tide
11:58PM0.15m
11:33AM0.36m
00:46AM0.08m
12:29PM0.28m
1:28AM0.04m
1:19PM0.22m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
6:03
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5:40
5:42
5:42
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Temp °C
14
14
15
15
16
15
14
14
11
10
11
15
14
14
15
14
12
11
10
12
14
15
15
14
Feels °C
6
6
8
9
11
12
11
11
8
6
7
9
6
5
5
4
4
4
3
5
6
8
10
9
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