Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
16.6° C
1.1° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 8AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.5
S
9
0.8
E
7
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.9
E
6
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.8
E
11
2
E
11
2.1
ENE
11
2
ENE
11
1.9
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
187
104
78
22
24
53
51
39
65
96
92
68
92
117
160
212
266
819
969
972
883
769
641
628
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
10:40AM1.24m
10:36PM1.66m
11:28AM1.26m
11:23PM1.50m
12:16PM1.27m
Low Tide
4:34AM-0.02m
4:15PM0.29m
5:17AM0.05m
5:09PM0.34m
5:58AM0.14m
6:07PM0.41m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:05
5:06
 mm
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
13
13
14
13
12
14
15
15
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
11
12
13
14
14
14
14
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