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Shark Island (Cronulla) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 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
23.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 6AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (15 Jan)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (15 Jan)6ft (1.8m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
2
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.2
NE
2.2
NE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.5
S
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
SSE
3.5
S
3
SSE
Period(s) (?)5566666677888888898910111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)67728710010310714418526241835356458924519614586897194116692577279022231569
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
5
NNW
15
SSW
35
SE
30
S
35
S
35
S
25
S
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononcrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:37PM
0.91
6:47AM
1.41
7:30PM
0.95
7:31AM
1.48
8:14PM
0.98
8:12AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:59PM
0.49
1:45PM
0.36
12:49AM
0.46
2:26PM
0.29
1:34AM
0.43
3:04PM
0.23
Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise----5:58-------5:58-------6:00---
Sunset8:08-------8:08-------8:08-------
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--11-1112112-1----111124
Temp. °C222121212222232422212121212021222121212121222222
Feels °C (?)191919202120212219202123211517181719201919192020
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