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Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Sydney South Coast (18 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Shark Island (Cronulla) surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Shark Island (Cronulla) today?
The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 7AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Shark Island (Cronulla). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | |
347 | 285 | 373 | 356 | 343 | 337 | 300 | 288 | 276 | 243 | 202 | 116 | 113 | 89 | 148 | 142 | 124 | 100 | 43 | 48 | 40 | 24 | 47 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:37AM1.47m | 3:04PM1.03m | 2:50AM1.41m | 4:11PM1.10m | 3:57AM1.37m | 5:04PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46AM0.22m | 8:23PM0.55m | 9:50AM0.22m | 9:42PM0.52m | 10:43AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 |
 kJ | 347 | 281 | 373 | 356 | 343 | 337 | 300 | 288 | 276 | 243 | 202 | 116 | 113 | 89 | 148 | 142 | 124 | 100 | 32 | 48 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 333 | 285 | 220 | 216 | 157 | 120 | 103 | 81 | 68 | 48 | 45 | 60 | 55 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 43 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | N 10 | N 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | 68 | 38 | 58 | — | — | — | 40 | 24 | 47 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 15 | 0 | 34 | 132 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 282 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 209 | 282 | 87 | 1 |
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