Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
19.0°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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 3PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
10
1
S
10
1
SSE
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.6
SSE
17
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
14
1.3
NE
6
1.9
NE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.2
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
2.1
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
201
188
193
184
139
219
276
263
246
161
155
106
108
325
127
109
86
71
131
112
184
415
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
NNE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
N
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
20
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:36AM1.58m
10:03PM1.28m
10:19AM1.58m
10:54PM1.17m
11:08AM1.55m
Low Tide
4:02PM0.14m
3:54AM0.24m
4:55PM0.17m
4:38AM0.32m
5:55PM0.22m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
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5:33
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Temp °C
15
16
18
17
16
16
14
13
12
18
21
20
19
19
19
19
20
24
27
23
21
24
Feels °C
12
14
13
11
11
13
11
10
9
15
16
15
16
18
17
16
17
20
22
17
17
20
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