Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
17.1° C
0.7° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 12AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (01 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (01 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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)
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
695
565
565
516
539
527
451
406
351
301
273
238
575
575
425
509
558
669
578
456
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:23PM1.56m
10:05AM1.20m
9:59PM1.51m
10:43AM1.24m
Low Tide
3:02PM0.35m
4:02AM0.14m
3:43PM0.36m
4:33AM0.15m
4:27PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:15
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
12
11
12
12
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
10
10
9
11
9
9
9
10
12
13
12
12
9
8
9
9
12
11
12
12
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