Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
18.4°C
0.3° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 8AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.3
S
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1
S
9
1
S
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.6
SSE
17
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
15
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
14
1.2
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
2
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
270
394
228
235
232
192
202
173
188
201
201
188
184
180
139
219
273
263
246
159
107
92
139
357
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
NE
10
NW
10
W
15
WNW
10
N
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:56AM1.54m
9:16PM1.37m
9:36AM1.58m
10:03PM1.28m
10:19AM1.58m
Low Tide
2:40AM0.13m
3:14PM0.14m
3:16AM0.18m
4:02PM0.14m
3:54AM0.24m
4:55PM0.17m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
12
15
16
16
16
15
14
13
12
17
20
20
18
18
Feels °C
10
10
11
11
11
11
13
13
12
11
9
12
11
11
11
12
11
11
9
14
15
15
15
16
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