Shark Island (Cronulla) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

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

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 7PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)--
Afternoon (21 May)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (21 May)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2
SSE
7
1.4
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
11
3
ESE
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
963
845
678
522
439
459
447
435
378
561
1172
1138
928
1124
1153
1319
1630
2018
2059
2000
1947
1839
1825
1857
Wind (km/h)
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
12:25PM1.07m
00:13AM1.58m
1:32PM1.08m
1:16AM1.47m
2:37PM1.12m
2:20AM1.36m
Low Tide
5:43PM0.45m
7:16AM0.12m
6:52PM0.50m
8:14AM0.18m
8:07PM0.53m
9:08AM0.22m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:45
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:58
4:57
4:57
1
1
3
3
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
20
10
10
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
15
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
0.3
SSW
12
2.2
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
11
3
ESE
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
Energy kJ
208
208
202
194
154
151
115
143
378
561
28
928
1124
1153
1319
1630
2018
2059
2000
1947
1839
1825
1857
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
5
5
5
17
16
14
13
4
9
8
7
7
22
19
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
7
2.4
SE
10
2.4
ESE
10
0.9
S
7
0.3
S
9
Energy kJ
963
845
678
522
439
459
447
435
310
220
1172
1138
88
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
1
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
1
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
4
4
Distance (km)
82
82
40
43
46
34
40
46
46
46
73
73
27
46
46
27
27
27
81
81
27
27
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
8
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
7
7
8
8
7
6
7
5
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