
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shark Island (Cronulla) today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 4PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Shark Island (Cronulla). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
201 | 180 | 196 | 170 | 137 | 109 | 109 | 100 | 63 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 41 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 78 | 100 | 70 | 108 | 103 | 102 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 1:03PM1.27m | 2:01AM0.87m | 2:11PM1.24m | 3:25AM0.87m | 3:22PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:13AM0.55m | 8:11PM0.49m | 7:14AM0.60m | 9:27PM0.48m | 8:32AM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 8 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
201 | 180 | 196 | 170 | 137 | 109 | 109 | 83 | 62 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 41 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 78 | 100 | 66 | 43 | 27 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SSW 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 |
79 | 79 | 56 | 68 | 44 | 44 | 31 | 21 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 108 | 103 | 102 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
27 | 32 | 62 | 61 | 101 | 96 | 95 | 100 | 63 | 47 | 30 | 17 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 70 | 19 | 22 | 36 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | — | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — |
— | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 13 | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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