Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
16.3° C
1.4° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 4PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (11 Aug)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (11 Aug)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SE by Thu morning).

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
1.3
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.9
S
8
1.3
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
81
403
553
585
534
432
354
284
219
166
126
93
66
65
61
58
99
257
470
223
164
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
W
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
15
SW
15
SW
5
SE
15
ESE
5
SSE
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:05AM1.13m
7:06PM1.77m
7:55AM1.20m
7:55PM1.79m
8:40AM1.27m
8:42PM1.76m
Low Tide
12:34PM0.28m
1:54AM-0.01m
1:28PM0.23m
2:38AM-0.03m
2:19PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
15
16
19
19
15
12
12
11
11
14
18
18
15
13
13
12
12
14
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
7
9
14
13
8
6
7
7
8
10
12
11
10
9
9
7
8
10
12
11
13
10
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