Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
16.3° C
1.4° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 10PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)--
Afternoon (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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)
0.9
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
1.9
NE
6
2.3
NE
8
2
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.2
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
9
1
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
10
1.1
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
153
158
116
92
236
589
538
497
422
353
264
211
134
117
81
76
309
517
340
198
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
30
NNE
40
NNE
35
N
35
NW
35
NNW
45
NW
40
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
30
W
15
W
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:14PM1.61m
6:09AM1.06m
6:13PM1.70m
7:05AM1.13m
7:06PM1.77m
Low Tide
10:31AM0.39m
00:12AM0.15m
11:36AM0.34m
1:06AM0.06m
12:34PM0.28m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
3
2
2
1
Temp °C
17
17
13
14
16
16
13
13
16
13
14
14
14
15
15
16
19
18
14
12
Feels °C
13
12
8
8
9
10
6
5
6
4
7
7
8
9
9
9
14
12
8
6
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