Shark Island (Cronulla) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 03 May 2026 AEST
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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
21.3° C
(Which is 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: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (03 May)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (03 May)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
886
867
671
702
856
749
1363
1205
1125
657
657
970
739
739
754
769
778
821
737
640
652
640
629
606
Wind (km/h)
15
N
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
15
N
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
25
NNE
25
NNW
15
NNW
10
W
20
SW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:14AM1.11m
9:12PM1.53m
9:54AM1.06m
9:49PM1.50m
10:36AM1.01m
10:28PM1.45m
Low Tide
2:45PM0.38m
3:58AM0.22m
3:19PM0.43m
4:40AM0.26m
3:55PM0.48m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
6:31
6:31
6:33
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5:13
5:12
5:10
5:09
2
1
Temp °C
19
21
22
21
21
21
19
18
16
18
22
23
18
18
18
16
16
18
22
23
20
17
16
14
18
18
18
17
17
18
17
17
15
17
19
19
15
17
18
11
12
13
18
20
16
13
14
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
Energy kJ
586
603
671
3
3
3
867
788
712
657
657
725
739
739
754
769
778
821
737
640
652
640
629
606
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.7
ENE
13
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.4
SW
5
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
2
6
6
6
158
5
5
5
6
6
25
24
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
6
2
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
Energy kJ
886
867
702
856
749
1363
1205
1125
970
2
5
4
12
3
9
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
1
159
433
282
159
147
28
1
1
1
15
18
15
7
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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