Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
16.5° C
1.3° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 1AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
10
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
49
37
53
39
64
64
49
49
48
34
47
32
45
31
28
33
47
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NW
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
5
W
15
SE
10
SSE
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
N
Wind State
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:20AM1.03m
3:02PM1.44m
3:44AM0.99m
4:10PM1.52m
Low Tide
8:34PM0.42m
8:12AM0.38m
9:55PM0.36m
9:21AM0.40m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
11
10
9
12
16
14
14
13
11
10
10
12
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
11
10
8
6
5
7
14
9
12
11
8
7
7
9
12
11
10
11
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