Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
16.7°C
0.9° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • 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 9PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)--
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 Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
8
0.7
S
13
0.8
S
11
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
1.3
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
161
161
160
218
202
156
121
118
89
89
94
109
206
132
118
126
173
222
134
129
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:01PM1.35m
5:53AM0.95m
5:50PM1.41m
6:35AM1.01m
6:31PM1.48m
Low Tide
10:15AM0.55m
00:02AM0.38m
11:12AM0.51m
00:42AM0.31m
12:01PM0.44m
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
5
3
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
15
14
13
16
19
18
18
17
16
15
15
18
21
17
16
16
Feels °C
14
14
13
13
13
13
11
14
16
14
15
14
15
14
13
15
18
16
14
15
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