Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
20.1°C
1.7° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 4PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (19 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.9
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
78
44
32
48
55
101
80
80
183
125
143
121
219
117
114
109
83
201
155
215
260
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:27PM1.23m
4:51AM0.98m
4:29PM1.25m
5:40AM1.07m
5:23PM1.28m
Low Tide
8:53AM0.64m
10:33PM0.40m
10:10AM0.62m
11:21PM0.35m
11:14AM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
15
18
19
19
19
18
17
16
16
19
20
19
18
18
17
16
16
19
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
14
17
15
15
16
16
16
15
16
17
17
15
15
17
17
16
16
18
17
17
17
19
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