
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shark Island (Cronulla) today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 11PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Shark Island (Cronulla). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
196 | 170 | 137 | 109 | 109 | 100 | 63 | 61 | 58 | 58 | 41 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 54 | 100 | 119 | 109 | 160 | 102 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 1:03PM1.27m | 2:01AM0.87m | 2:11PM1.24m | 3:25AM0.87m | 3:22PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11PM0.49m | 7:14AM0.60m | 9:27PM0.48m | 8:32AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
196 | 170 | 137 | 109 | 109 | 83 | 62 | 61 | 58 | 58 | 41 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 54 | 100 | 69 | 43 | 27 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 |
56 | 43 | 57 | 44 | 31 | 21 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 109 | 160 | 102 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | E 7 | S 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
62 | 61 | 101 | 96 | 95 | 100 | 63 | 47 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 25 | — | 1 | 25 | 71 | 119 | 19 | 39 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | NNE 3 | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — |
— | 3 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 13 | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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