Shark Island (Cronulla) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 06 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
24.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Shark Island (Cronulla) today?

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 6PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (06 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (06 Mar)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
NE
1.7
NE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.5
S
1.7
S
2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)788999888999999977777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)88178163243208208392410419212217217222237207207204278350445514456405397
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
10
S
5
SE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
SE
20
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
35
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossononcross-
on
onononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:59AM
1.38
11:23PM
1.41
11:36AM
1.26
11:58PM
1.39
12:15PM
1.13
12:37AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:08PM
0.22
5:36AM
0.28
5:37PM
0.30
6:21AM
0.35
6:08PM
0.38
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
Sunrise6:46-------6:47-------6:48-------
Sunset---7:25-------7:24-------7:22----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----1------674734312232
Temp. °C232324242323232323252525232222202121212221222222
Feels °C (?)262424252526262525262525252223192018171816192021
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