Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
16.7° C
1.0° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 3PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (19 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
10
1.1
E
6
0.6
ESE
10
1.2
E
10
0.8
ESE
9
1.1
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
1
NE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
82
78
262
110
83
124
92
44
60
33
31
136
68
83
88
70
48
35
26
15
15
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
N
10
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
10
W
5
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
1:00PM1.31m
1:18AM0.96m
1:56PM1.28m
2:30AM0.88m
2:59PM1.27m
Low Tide
6:20AM0.40m
7:39PM0.49m
7:03AM0.48m
8:53PM0.51m
7:59AM0.54m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
14
17
16
16
16
15
13
14
16
20
21
19
18
17
16
16
17
21
19
15
14
Feels °C
13
13
16
11
11
13
13
11
12
13
17
17
17
16
14
14
13
14
18
14
12
11
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