Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
20.6°C
2.3° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 6PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (15 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (15 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
679
640
551
492
452
402
398
326
370
349
406
466
433
415
365
357
314
255
249
215
246
281
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:40AM1.43m
00:27AM0.98m
12:25PM1.36m
1:23AM0.92m
1:18PM1.29m
Low Tide
5:09AM0.45m
6:32PM0.33m
5:48AM0.52m
7:26PM0.39m
6:35AM0.58m
8:29PM0.43m
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cloud
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cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
15
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
11
11
12
12
13
12
12
14
12
11
12
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
13
14
14
15
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