Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shark Island (Cronulla) today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 6AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Shark Island (Cronulla). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 289 | 352 | 220 | 161 | 161 | 160 | 218 | 202 | 156 | 121 | 118 | 89 | 65 | 77 | 120 | 219 | 132 | 60 | 74 | 102 | 114 | 133 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:01AM0.89m | 5:01PM1.35m | 5:53AM0.95m | 5:50PM1.41m | 6:35AM1.01m | 6:31PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:13PM0.45m | 10:15AM0.55m | 00:02AM0.38m | 11:12AM0.51m | 00:42AM0.31m | 12:01PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 289 | 352 | 220 | 161 | 133 | 96 | 218 | 202 | 156 | 121 | 118 | 89 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 106 | 80 | 60 | 74 | 102 | 114 | 133 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 15 | S 13 | S 11 | ENE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 110 | 161 | 160 | 8 | 23 | 33 | 34 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | E 9 | SSE 17 | NE 6 | — | — | E 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 18 | E 13 | E 13 | — | S 18 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 2 | 27 | 9 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 6 | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 24 | — | — | 20 | 12 | 17 | 58 | 74 | 69 | 60 | 25 | 42 | 77 | 120 | 219 | 132 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 282 | 132 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 60 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 85 | 137 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 1 |
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