Shark Island (Cronulla) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 08 Apr 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
22.3° 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 2PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)10999910101099999915141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)30226021815799899087858080797983125163183226210201198195178178
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
SW
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
0
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
NW
5
WNW
20
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
WNW
10
SSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:31PM
0.92
12:31AM
1.29
1:40PM
0.89
1:34AM
1.25
2:58PM
0.90
2:42AM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:37AM
0.41
5:46PM
0.57
7:41AM
0.45
6:46PM
0.62
8:50AM
0.44
8:03PM
0.63
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
Sunrise6:11-------6:11-------6:13-------
Sunset---5:42-------5:39-------5:38----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202223222121191817222424222221212125303429262321
Feels °C (?)222322212123201816212222212221212024283125242317
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