Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
16.9° C
0.9° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 12PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (04 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (04 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
SSW
5
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.3
S
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
27
25
10
9
9
5
14
10
9
19
18
17
27
24
27
26
40
35
50
60
93
57
38
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
10
NNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
N
15
NNE
10
N
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
off
High Tide
11:18PM1.34m
12:07PM1.32m
00:06AM1.23m
12:58PM1.35m
1:06AM1.12m
1:57PM1.39m
Low Tide
5:42AM0.21m
6:11PM0.42m
6:24AM0.26m
7:17PM0.43m
7:13AM0.32m
8:34PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
11
13
16
18
14
11
10
9
8
12
16
17
14
12
11
10
10
13
16
16
14
13
Feels °C
8
8
6
8
12
12
7
6
4
3
2
6
12
14
7
6
6
5
5
8
14
11
11
10
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