Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
20.6°C
1.9° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 5PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (29 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (29 Oct)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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)
2
1
0
1
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
11
0.7
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
1.5
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
0.7
S
11
1.6
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
402
489
442
553
628
562
449
371
314
300
257
274
163
335
247
228
172
145
110
184
108
103
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
0
S
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
40
NE
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:00AM1.70m
11:54PM1.12m
11:53AM1.65m
00:58AM1.06m
12:53PM1.57m
Low Tide
5:51PM0.06m
5:21AM0.36m
6:52PM0.11m
6:18AM0.44m
7:58PM0.16m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
17
19
18
17
17
16
15
15
18
20
19
18
18
17
16
17
23
24
27
25
22
Feels °C
11
14
16
15
15
17
17
14
14
16
15
14
14
15
15
14
15
20
18
23
22
19
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