Shark Island (Cronulla) surf break

Shark Island (Cronulla) surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 07 Mar 2026 AEDT
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Shark Island (Cronulla) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
24.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Shark Island (Cronulla) today?

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 2AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 07). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (08 Mar)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (08 Mar)7ft (2.2m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.6
S
2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.3
SSE
2
SSE
2
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
Period(s) (?)999997777777777777777788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)194203212176161220340485531400395428383340173196196164156140140121108108
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
25
SSE
10
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
ESE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrossoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:58PM
1.39
12:15PM
1.13
12:37AM
1.35
12:58PM
1.02
1:21AM
1.30
1:52PM
0.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:37PM
0.30
6:21AM
0.35
6:08PM
0.38
7:10AM
0.42
6:42PM
0.46
8:08AM
0.48
Sat
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise----6:48-------6:48-------6:48---
Sunset-------7:22-------7:22-------7:21
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
44322444111--1----------
Temp. °C212121222122222222222121212223232221212020222324
Feels °C (?)182022211919191818191819192021212222222021242324
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