Shark Island (Cronulla) surf break

Shark Island (Cronulla) surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 21 May 2026 AEST
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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
19.4° 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 10AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (21 May)8ft (2.4m)9s
Evening (21 May)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu morning, light winds from the E by Sat night).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
3
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.1
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
7
2.1
SE
8
2.2
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
847
1236
1263
1124
973
819
627
520
451
439
447
397
525
924
1159
1207
1154
1042
1024
832
1273
1374
1542
1549
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSE
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
15
E
15
E
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:14PM1.68m
12:25PM1.07m
00:13AM1.58m
1:32PM1.08m
1:16AM1.47m
2:37PM1.12m
Low Tide
6:15AM0.06m
5:43PM0.45m
7:16AM0.12m
6:52PM0.50m
8:14AM0.18m
8:07PM0.53m
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6:43
6:45
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:58
4:57
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
15
16
16
16
15
16
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
19
19
10
9
8
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
15
15
17
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.3
SSW
12
2.2
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
Energy kJ
302
255
260
255
208
208
202
194
154
151
115
116
14
13
28
984
1154
1042
1024
832
1273
1374
1542
1549
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.9
E
11
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
5
5
5
17
16
31
206
9
8
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.1
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
7
2.1
SE
8
2.2
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.4
ESE
10
0.4
SSW
8
Energy kJ
847
1236
1263
1124
973
819
627
520
451
439
447
397
525
924
1159
1207
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
1
4
4
2
Distance (km)
32
39
39
46
46
46
40
0
40
0
40
46
46
46
62
73
73
29
40
46
27
0
40
27
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
5
5
7
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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