Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
19.9°C
1.7° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 10PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)--
Afternoon (12 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Tue night).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
SE
8
0.7
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
8
1.2
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
0.3
ENE
9
2.5
S
7
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
10
3
S
9
2.5
S
8
2.2
S
8
2
S
8
2
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
12
19
51
47
51
59
127
141
141
125
17
732
2074
2179
1392
877
619
488
969
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NNE
10
WSW
5
NE
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
40
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
20
S
20
SSE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:18PM1.22m
10:25AM1.54m
10:59PM1.13m
11:01AM1.49m
Low Tide
4:19PM0.17m
4:03AM0.30m
5:01PM0.20m
4:35AM0.37m
5:44PM0.26m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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1
2
1
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3
2
2
1
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Temp °C
30
30
30
24
18
18
17
18
18
17
17
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
Feels °C
27
28
28
24
16
17
15
16
17
17
15
8
5
5
6
6
8
9
11
12
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