Shark Island (Cronulla) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 15 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
23.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Shark Island (Cronulla) today?

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 3AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (16 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (16 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


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Sun
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.5
NE
0.4
ENE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.2
S
Period(s) (?)18171615151413136677777711106666610
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)45137642730827220017116114216227126899815757553519151821391008
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
20
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:19PM
1.08
7:13AM
1.47
7:56PM
1.19
7:54AM
1.53
8:32PM
1.29
8:34AM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:51AM
0.44
1:52PM
0.20
1:37AM
0.35
2:26PM
0.13
2:21AM
0.26
2:59PM
0.08
Sun
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise----6:54-------6:54-------6:56---
Sunset-------7:13-------7:10-------7:09
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------1561--
Temp. °C222120191922242423222222222529262321202021212222
Feels °C (?)192020191921212120212222212326242121211919181920
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