Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 31 Aug 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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 12PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (31 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
9
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.8
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
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
113
122
101
106
106
102
74
157
151
149
143
138
102
100
98
100
77
78
75
73
71
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NNW
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NE
10
NNW
25
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:07AM1.41m
10:15PM1.37m
10:47AM1.44m
11:01PM1.26m
11:33AM1.44m
Low Tide
4:12PM0.26m
4:27AM0.19m
5:02PM0.29m
5:05AM0.26m
6:00PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
14
16
18
17
16
16
15
14
14
17
22
25
22
20
18
17
17
22
26
26
23
21
Feels °C
12
14
15
14
13
14
13
11
11
13
18
22
16
17
15
14
13
18
23
24
19
18
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