Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 03 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 (03 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 11PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)--
Afternoon (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (03 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
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
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
187
134
87
87
65
27
25
10
9
9
5
14
10
9
19
18
17
27
24
24
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
15
WNW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
10
NNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:23AM1.28m
11:18PM1.34m
12:07PM1.32m
00:06AM1.23m
12:58PM1.35m
Low Tide
5:15PM0.40m
5:42AM0.21m
6:11PM0.42m
6:24AM0.26m
7:17PM0.43m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
19
16
13
12
11
13
16
18
14
11
10
9
8
12
16
16
14
12
Feels °C
16
18
15
11
8
7
5
8
12
13
8
5
4
3
2
6
13
13
7
6
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